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A voter chooses her candidate in a presidential election in Quito, Ecuador, Sunday, August 20, 2023
VOTERS in Ecuador look set to be heading for the polls again in October after Sunday’s special election offered no clear winner.
With more than 85 per cent of votes counted, left-wing candidate Luisa Gonzalez is leading with more than 33 per cent of the vote.
A lawyer and former MP, Ms Gonzalez has emphasised her links with the party of former president Rafael Correa, who remains influential despite being found guilty of corruption in 2020 and sentenced in absentia to eight years in prison.
LEE BROWN highlights the latest attempts to undo progressive reforms instated during the presidency of Rafael Correa
Noboa’s second term looks set to deepen his neoliberal policies: reduced public investment, privatization, cuts to social programmes, and militarisation, says PILAR TROYA FERNANDEZ