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Banana tycoon’s son pulls off upset in Ecuador president race

Ecuadorans are voting in a presidential election overshadowed by violence and criminal organizations involved in the drug trade. Organized crime and political assassinations have dominated the campaign, with candidates campaigning in bulletproof vests.
The murder of serious presidential contender Fernando Villavicencio just before the election has shaken up the race. Candidates have received death threats, and the country has seen a surge in violence, surpassing rates in Colombia, Mexico, and Brazil.

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News18 India

'We Are Afraid': Voting Begins in Tense Presidential Ecuador Election

The murder on the campaign trail of presidential contender Fernando Villavicencio just 11 days before the vote traumatized the country and reshuffled the electoral cards

4 months ago·India

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CTV News

Early results in Ecuador point to likely runoff between ally of ex-president and banana tycoon's son

Early results in Sunday's special presidential election in Ecuador pointed to a leftist backed by the country's fugitive ex-president likely facing a runoff with the son of a banana tycoon.

4 months ago·Canada

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Associated Press News

Son of banana tycoon pulls off upset in Ecuador and advances to presidential runoff

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — An heir to a fortune built on Ecuador's main crop of bananas has pulled off an upset by advancing to the country's presidential runoff election in

4 months ago·United States

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abc News

Early results in Ecuador show possible presidential runoff between ex-president’s ally and banana tycoon’s son

4 months ago·United States

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CNN

Luisa Gonzalez will face Daniel Noboa in Ecuador's presidential runoff election

Ecuador is heading for a presidential runoff election. Luisa Gonzalez will face Daniel Noboa in the contest. This comes after one candidate was assassinated after leaving a campaign rally earlier this month. CNN's Rafael Romo reports.

4 months ago·Atlanta, United States

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Factbox-Ecuador's Gonzalez and Noboa go to second round in presidential vote

QUITO (Reuters) - Leftist candidate Luisa Gonzalez and her surprise challenger Daniel Noboa beat out six other rivals in a first round of voting in Ecuador's presidential race on Sunday, in a contest clouded by the murder of anti-corruption candidate Fernando Villavicencio. Read full story

4 months ago·Malaysia

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