Correa Pulls Away

Former economy minister and leftist candidate for the Alianza País, Raphael Correa, has pulled away from the pack in the latest poll ahead of Ecuador’s elections on October 15. Correa won the vote of 26% of those surveyed, versus a 20% approval rating for left-of-center candidate, former vice-president León Roldós. Meantime, right-of-center Cinthya Viteri has seen her support fall further, from 13% to 11% and is now level with banana tycoon Alvaro Naboa. If no candidate wins more than 50% of the first-round vote on October 15, a second round is scheduled for November 26.