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| Ecuador confirms CorreaŽs re-election |
| 2009-05-03 |
| [Iran Press TV Latest] Ecuadorian electoral authorities have officially announced that leftist President Rafael Correa has won his second term in office. The National Electoral Board said on Saturday that Correa had the lead over his main rival Lucio Gutierrez, 51.8 percent to 28.5 percent. The board said that about 816,000 votes still needed to be counted. About 10.5 million Ecuadorians were eligible for voting in the country's April 26 elections, AFP reported. Earlier this week, the Ecuadorian president declared victory as the country's first leader selected without a runoff in 30 years. "The people have given us the most splendorous victory of probably the last 50 years," President Correa said on Sunday. Since coming to power in 2006, Correa has been a close ally of regional leftists, including Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Bolivian President Evo Morales. |
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