The two main candidates vying for Ecuador’s presidency never campaigned in Cochapamba.

Ecuador’s April runoff election for president will test the lasting influence of former leftist President Rafael Correa when his protege, lawyer Luisa González, goes up against the conservative incumbent Daniel Noboa.

Early results in Ecuador's presidential race are tight and indicate a runoff election is likely between conservative President Daniel Noboa and leftist lawyer Luisa González.

An inexperienced politician and an heir to a fortune built on the banana trade has won Ecuador’s presidential runoff election.