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| Ecuador set for run-off election | Ecuador set for run-off election |
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| The richest man in Ecuador is to face a leftist in a run-off next month after the first round of the presidential election, partial results make clear. | The richest man in Ecuador is to face a leftist in a run-off next month after the first round of the presidential election, partial results make clear. |
| Banana tycoon Alvaro Noboa won slightly more of the vote than Rafael Correa, a left-wing ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. | Banana tycoon Alvaro Noboa won slightly more of the vote than Rafael Correa, a left-wing ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. |
| The outgoing President, Alfredo Palacio, described the election as a festival of democracy. | The outgoing President, Alfredo Palacio, described the election as a festival of democracy. |
| Ecuador is electing its eighth leader in a decade of political turbulence. | Ecuador is electing its eighth leader in a decade of political turbulence. |
| With about 70% of the votes counted Mr Noboa had 26.7% of the vote compared to 22.5% for Mr Correa. | |
| The second round will be held on 26 November. | The second round will be held on 26 November. |
| Close race | Close race |
| It looks like being the result most analysts in Ecuador had predicted, the BBC's Daniel Schweimler reports from Quito, but Mr Correa, a 43-year-old economist, was quick to claim fraud and that he had won an outright victory. | It looks like being the result most analysts in Ecuador had predicted, the BBC's Daniel Schweimler reports from Quito, but Mr Correa, a 43-year-old economist, was quick to claim fraud and that he had won an outright victory. |
| Mr Correa has vowed to challenge the political establishment | Mr Correa has vowed to challenge the political establishment |
| He said attempts had been made to bribe his party workers in some areas and that he would be making a formal complaint. | He said attempts had been made to bribe his party workers in some areas and that he would be making a formal complaint. |
| Alvaro Noboa, who at 55 is trying for the third time to become president, said he was pleased with the result and looked forward to the second round. | Alvaro Noboa, who at 55 is trying for the third time to become president, said he was pleased with the result and looked forward to the second round. |
| "I am deeply touched," he told a rally of supporters. | "I am deeply touched," he told a rally of supporters. |
| "It has been my struggle since 1998. They took it away from me in 1998 and in 2002... I have just checked again with the Supreme Electoral Tribunal and I am in first place." | "It has been my struggle since 1998. They took it away from me in 1998 and in 2002... I have just checked again with the Supreme Electoral Tribunal and I am in first place." |
| The two men could not be more different, our correspondent notes. | The two men could not be more different, our correspondent notes. |
| Mr Noboa inherited his father's banana empire and enjoys much of his support in Ecuador's financial centre, the coastal city of Guayaquil. | Mr Noboa inherited his father's banana empire and enjoys much of his support in Ecuador's financial centre, the coastal city of Guayaquil. |
| Mr Correa is a friend of Mr Chavez and he has said he would oppose a planned free trade deal with the US. | Mr Correa is a friend of Mr Chavez and he has said he would oppose a planned free trade deal with the US. |
| He enjoys the bulk of his support in Quito. | He enjoys the bulk of his support in Quito. |
| Many people in Ecuador are already disillusioned with their politicians, our correspondent says. | Many people in Ecuador are already disillusioned with their politicians, our correspondent says. |
| The fight between Rafael Correa and Alvaro Noboa may not be a pretty one and is unlikely to restore much faith in the country's politicians, he adds. | The fight between Rafael Correa and Alvaro Noboa may not be a pretty one and is unlikely to restore much faith in the country's politicians, he adds. |
| Ecuadoreans drove their last three elected presidents from power and only three since 1979 have succeeded in serving full terms. | Ecuadoreans drove their last three elected presidents from power and only three since 1979 have succeeded in serving full terms. |