Candidates vying for Ecuador's presidency agreed in a debate on Sunday on the need to beef up security in the Andean country but differed on how to improve the economy.
Leftist Luisa Gonzalez, a lawyer and protege of former president Rafael Correa and young businessman Daniel Noboa will compete in a run-off vote on Oct. 15. Gonzalezto avoid an impeachment process. Whoever wins will only hold the presidency until 2025, when regularly scheduled elections will resume.
The candidates disagreed, however, on where to focus investment to spur Ecuador's ailing economy, which is forecast to grow 1.5% this year and 0.8% in 2024. Noboa proposed benefits for companies that hire young people and said he will promote private investment in electricity transmission and oil refining operations.
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