Official quick count shows Ecuador’s Arauz winning first round of presidential vote

Andres Arauz
Andres Arauz

QUITO,  (Reuters) – Ecuadorean economist Andres Arauz received 31.5% of the votes in yesterday’s presidential election, according to an official quick count presented by the elections council, compared with 20.04% for indigenous activist Yaku Perez.

The quick count showed banker Guillermo Lasso with 19.97% of the vote, the elections council said.