Quito, April 13, 2025 (AFP) - Polls close in Ecuador's razor-tight presidential race: AFP journalists

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Polls closed in Ecuador's too-close-to-call presidential election Sunday, with incumbent Daniel Noboa hoping to fend off a charismatic leftist challenger after a campaign dominated by drug-related violence. The 37-year-old president narrowly won February's first round, but not by enough to avoid another duel against a resurgent Luisa Gonzalez, who is bidding to become Ecuador's first woman president. The campaign was dominated by anger over the......
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