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Polls have closed and votes are now being counted in Ecuador’s general election, where 16 candidates are vying for the presidency, including incumbent Daniel Noboa and his main political rival Luisa González.
According to Ecuador’s Constitution, a candidate needs more than 50% of the vote to win the first round outright, or 40% with a margin of at least 10 percentage points over the next closest candidate.
If these conditions are not met, the two candidates with the most votes will face each other in a second round, which is provisionally scheduled for April 13.
Sunday’s vote will decide if the country will stick with Noboa’s…
