The latest official results from Ecuador’s April 26 general election show President Rafael Correa consolidating his lead, with 51.92% of the votes.
The results are from 96.55% of the total votes cast, the government’s elections agency said Monday on its Web site.
Former President Lucio Gutierrez is in second place with 28.17%, while banana magnate Alvaro Noboa is third with 11.44%.
According the Ecuadorian law, to win in the first round a candidate must obtain an absolute majority or receive at least 40% of the valid votes and have a margin of more than 10 percentage points over the next rival.
A left-leaning economist, Correa first took office in early 2007.
The approval of a new constitution in Ecuador led to the calling of the elections. Under the terms of the new constitution Correa will be able to run again in 2013 for another four-year term.
Around 10.5 million Ecuadorians were eligible to vote in the April 26 election
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