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Ecuador election: Exit polls put ruling party candidate Lenin Moreno in lead

Exit polls in Ecuador's presidential election indicate ruling party candidate Lenin Moreno is in the lead but will face a run-off next month. Left-wing incumbent Rafael Correa is standing down after leading the country for a decade.<br/><br/><br/>His former Vice-President, Lenin Moreno, leads with 39.4 per cent of the vote. One exit poll suggests Conservative rival Guillermo Lasso lags behind on 30.5 per cent. <br/><br/>According to the same poll by Cedatos, if any candidate wins more than 40 per cent of the vote, and there are 10 percentage points' difference with their rival, a run-off would be avoided. <br/><br/>Other than Cedatos, which is affiliated with the Gallup organisation, other polls also give Mr Moreno the lead.<br/>''''''<br/>

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