Ecuador's presidential candidate Andres Arauz (L) addresses the audience, next to his running mate Carlos Rabascall, during the presidential election, in Quito, Ecuador February 7, 2021. REUTERS/Santiago Arcos
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadorean economist Andres Arauz on Monday prepared to campaign for a presidential run-off election as authorities continued counting votes to determine whether he would face a conservative banker or an environmental activist.
The race for runner-up between pro-market candidate Guillermo Lasso and anti-mining indigenous leader Yaku Perez was too close to call, with Perez ahead by less than one percentage point and manual recounts appearing likely.
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