Leftist presidential front-runner Andrés Arauz will face off against business-friendly candidate Guillermo Lasso in Ecuador's runoff presidential vote on April 11. Third place candidate Yaku Pérez will dispute the results, after the national electoral commission (CNE) refused to recount votes in part of the country. Lasso obtained 19.74 percent of the votes in the official count, while Pérez had 19.36 percent, a difference of 32,600 votes.
Arauz to face-off against Lasso (Feb. 23, 2021)
Arauz to face-off against Lasso (Feb. 23…
Arauz to face-off against Lasso (Feb. 23, 2021)
Leftist presidential front-runner Andrés Arauz will face off against business-friendly candidate Guillermo Lasso in Ecuador's runoff presidential vote on April 11. Third place candidate Yaku Pérez will dispute the results, after the national electoral commission (CNE) refused to recount votes in part of the country. Lasso obtained 19.74 percent of the votes in the official count, while Pérez had 19.36 percent, a difference of 32,600 votes.