The leftist candidate was tallying 33% support, with almost 40% of ballot boxes counted.
Presidential candidate Luisa Gonzalez celebrates after early results show her ahead in Ecuador’s snap election.
“We are celebrating because we are making history, even though so many of us have been ignored, today we begin moving toward a different history,” Gonzalez told journalists and some supporters at an event in southern Quito.“The Ecuadorean people have won,” the 35-year-old Noboa told journalists in Guayaquil. “The youth candidate, of the people who are seeking hope, who want to change Ecuador has triumphed.
Security took center stage in the contest after Villavicencio’s killing. Other candidates have reported attacks against them, although in several cases police have said that the violence was not directed at the hopefuls themselves. “Work is scarce for everyone, that’s why migration has gone so high,” said retired teacher Wilson Lopez, 64.
“The online platform suffered cyber attacks that affected the fluidity of access to voting. We clarify and emphasise that the recorded votes have not been violated,” Atamaint said. Gonzalez has promised to free up US$2.5 billion from international reserves to bolster Ecuador’s economy and bring back social programs implemented by Correa – who has since been convicted of corruption – during his decade in power.
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