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In Ecuador, the National Electoral Court has finalized first-round results in the presidential election: Correa's protegé Andrés Arauz will face rightist Guillermo Lasso rather than indigenous leader Yaku Perez in an April runoff. eluniverso.com/noticias/politica/cne-proclama-resultados-y-da-paso-a-andres-arauz-y-guillermo-lasso-a-la-segunda-vuelta-electoral-del-11-de-abril-nota/Permalink On twitter.com
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Perez and his Pachakutik party saw minor gains from the recounts they demanded, but still allege fraud in the results. Both the Contraloría (Comptroller) and Fiscalía (Prosecutor's Office) have expressed willingness to investigate. eluniverso.com/noticias/politica/la-contraloria-pide-al-consejo-electoral-le-posibilite-realizar-una-auditaria-informatica-antes-de-efectuar-la-segunda-vuelta-presidencial-nota/Permalink On twitter.com
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Interestingly, it is the first-place winner Arauz who most opposes any such investigation. He clearly prefers a right-wing opponent rather than unpredictable debate among left forces over indigenous rights and extractivism. eluniverso.com/noticias/politica/andres-arauz-rechaza-intromision-de-la-contraloria-y-la-fiscalia-en-proceso-electoral-y-exige-que-se-respete-fecha-de-la-segunda-vuelta-nota/ eluniverso.com/noticias/politica/alianza-union-por-la-esperanza-denuncia-por-infraccion-electoral-a-la-fiscal-diana-salazar-y-al-contralor-pablo-celi-en-el-tribunal-contencioso-electoral-nota/On twitter.com
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Correa's successor as president, Lenín Moreno has kept his silence in the 2021 elections, but may yet move to sway the runoff. eluniverso.com/noticias/politica/lenin-moreno-elecciones-segunda-vuelta-yaku-lasso-arauz-nota/Permalink On twitter.com