President Daniel Noboa and his opponent Luisa González are the clear front-runners in Sunday's election in Ecuador. The race has shaped up to be a repeat of the 2023 election, when voters chose young, conservative millionaire Noboa over González, the leftist protégée of Rafael Correa, the country’s most influential president this century. (AP video: Daniel Tapia, Cesar Olmos)
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador is likely to choose its next president in a runoff election later this year as early results of a first-round vote Sunday showed a tight difference between conservative President Daniel Noboa and leftist lawyer Luisa González.