Monday, 03/04/2017 16:50 (GMT+7)
On April 2nd, ruling party candidate Lenin Moreno was declared the winner of Ecuador's presidential runoff.
Mr. Lenin Moreno (Photo: EPA/VNA)
With more than 94 percent of votes counted, the National Electoral Council said Moreno beat his rival, conservative banker Guillermo Lasso, 51 percent to 49 percent.
But Lasso, who earlier had claimed victory based on three exit polls showing him winning by as many as 6 points, said he would seek a recount.
The head of the National Electoral Council, Juan Pablo Pozo, called on the candidates to recognize the results.
Moreno, 64 years old, won the first-round vote with 39 percent to Lasso's 28 percent./.
Compiled by BTA