Leftist Moreno leads in Ecuador presidential election

Leftist Moreno leads in Ecuador presidential election
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Leftist Lenin Moreno leads in Ecuador's presidential election, but he may not have enough votes to avoid a run-off.

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Leftist Lenin Moreno took the lead in Ecuador’s presidential election, but “perhaps not enough to win outright”:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-ecuador-election-idUSKBN15Y05A?il=0.

Early results did not quite give him the 40 percent of votes and 10 percentage point lead required to avoid a run-off with his closest rival, conservative Guillermo Lasso. The ex-banker predicted a second round in April.

Should this happen, analysts expect Ecuador’s fractured opposition to gather around Lasso, who has campaigned on a pledge to revive the economy.

#UPDATE Ecuador's presidential election looks headed to runoff as partial results show Lenin Moreno falls short of outright first-round win pic.twitter.com/aagjdyqP68

— AFP news agency (@AFP) February 20, 2017

Voting is mandatory in Ecuador, and 12 million people are expected to have cast their ballot. Many declared themselves undecided.

An economic downturn and corruption scandals have cast a shadow on the decade-long left-wing rule of Rafael Correa.

The outgoing president brought stability to Ecuador but he’s also upset many with his confrontational style,and some speculate the country will follow Peru, Brazil and Argentina in electing a more conservative government.

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