Pérez requests vote recount in Ecuador (Feb. 12, 2021)
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Business-friendly presidential candidate Guillermo Lasso pulled ahead of environmentalist Yaku Pérez the vote tally after Sunday's presidential election. The two are disputing the second-place slot, in order to participate in an April runoff vote against Andrés Arauz. After edging ahead by 5,000 votes, Lasso claimed victory, even though he acknowledged 350,000 ballots still had to be counted, Wednesday.
Pérez requests vote recount in Ecuador (Feb. 12, 2021)
Pérez requests vote recount in Ecuador (Feb…
Pérez requests vote recount in Ecuador (Feb. 12, 2021)
Business-friendly presidential candidate Guillermo Lasso pulled ahead of environmentalist Yaku Pérez the vote tally after Sunday's presidential election. The two are disputing the second-place slot, in order to participate in an April runoff vote against Andrés Arauz. After edging ahead by 5,000 votes, Lasso claimed victory, even though he acknowledged 350,000 ballots still had to be counted, Wednesday.