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

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

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador — 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 which he will face an ally of a convicted former president who remains an influential figure in the South American country. Read more...

A Presidential Runoff Is Likely in Ecuador

“Ecuadorian voters looking for a new leader to help curb the country’s unprecedented violence will have to head to the polls again in October for a runoff that is likely to see the ally of a convicted former president vie against the principal heir of a banana growing and exporting empire,” th

Presidential runoff likely in Ecuador between leftist, tycoon's son

Ecuadorians voted on Sunday amid unprecedented violence that even claimed the life of a presidential candidate.

Leftist and banana tycoon’s son set to vie in Ecuador’s presidential runoff

Luisa González, a leftist backed by the country’s fugitive ex-president, will likely face Daniel Noboa, a former lawmaker and the son of banana magnate Alvaro Noboa, in a runoff scheduled for Oct. 15.

Elections in Ecuador: González and Noboa advance to runoff

Luisa González of former President Rafel Correa's Revolucion Ciudadana (RC) was the most-voted candidate in Sunday's elections in Ecuador marred by last week's murder of Movimiento Construye's (MC) hopeful Fernando Villavicencio.

Ecuador heads to presidential run-off pitting left against right

Ecuadorans will choose between returning to socialism or preserving the conservative status quo in a presidential run-off set for October after Sunday's first round produced a left-right clash rather than an outright winner. The post Ecuador heads to presidential run-off pitting left against right appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News.