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Ecuadoreans vote in closely watched presidential election
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador's presidential vote Sunday is expected to be a close race that could either further tilt Latin America toward the right following a series of conservative election victories or reinforce President Rafael Correa's "Citizens' Revolution."
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Ecuador chooses between leftist, ex-banker in tight presidential vote
By Alexandra Ulmer and Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadoreans were voting on Sunday in a hard-fought presidential election that could see an ally of President Rafael Correa extend a decade of leftist rule or a former banker usher in more business-friendly policies. The Andean country is on edge after a tense campaign that centered on a flagging economy, while the region is watching to see if Ecuador will follow Argentina, Brazil and Peru in shifting to the right as a commodities boom ended. Ecuador's election also has international repercussions, with conservative challenger Guillermo Lasso vowing to remove Wikileaks founder Julian Assange from Ecuador's London embassy if he wins the Sunday run-off.
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