THE LATEST: RULING-PARTY CANDIDATE MORENO DECLARED WINNER
Apr 2, 9:56 PM EDT
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) -- The Latest on Ecuador's presidential election (all times local):
8:50 p.m.
Ruling-party candidate Lenin Moreno has been declared the winner in Ecuador's presidential election although his rival has yet to concede defeat after several exit polls showed him winning by a small but comfortable margin.
With more than 94 percent of voting acts counted Moreno won 51 percent of the votes to 49 percent for conservative banker Guillermo Lasso.
The head of the National Electoral Council called on the candidates to recognize the results.
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APRIL 3 2017 - 1:50PM
Nick Miroff
Quito: Ecuador plunged into crisis on Sunday night after a disputed presidential vote, with leftist candidate Lenin Moreno headed to a narrow victory and his conservative opponent denouncing the results as fraudulent.
With nearly 95 per cent of the ballots counted in the second-round presidential run-off, Moreno led by 51 per cent to 49 per cent over right-wing challenger Guillermo Lasso, who insisted he was the real winner.
Leftist candidate Lenin Moreno, left, and his running mate Jorge Glas. Photo: AP
Moreno was the candidate of the ruling PAIS alliance and the hand-picked successor to outgoing President Rafael Correa.
Clashes broke out in several cities, with many fearing an escalating stand-off and Ecuadoran voters screaming at one another in the streets.
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