7 February 2021 (first round) 11 April 2021 (second round)
Candidate
Guillermo Lasso
Andrés Arauz
Party
CREO
Union for Hope
Alliance
CREO–PSC
UNES
Running mate
Alfredo Borrero Vega
Carlos Rabascall
Popular vote
4,656,426
4,236,515
Percentage
52.36%
47.64%
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Lenín Moreno
Independent
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Guillermo Lasso
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General elections were held in Ecuador on 7 February 2021, established by the National Electoral Council (CNE) as the date for the first round of the presidential election and a vote on mining in Cuenca.[1][2] Incumbent president Lenín Moreno, who had held the office since his victory over Guillermo Lasso in 2017, did not seek reelection.[3] Although delaying the election due to the COVID-19 pandemic was discussed,[4] the CNE announced on 15 December 2020 that the electoral calendar would not shift and confirmed elections would take place in February 2021.[5]
In first round results, Andrés Arauz had a significant but not large enough lead to avoid a runoff with Lasso, who had narrowly beaten third-place finisher Yaku Pérez. Final results were delayed due to a requested[clarification needed] recount of votes in some provinces.[6][7] On 19 February, the CNE confirmed Lasso would be Arauz's rival in the second round. On 11 April,[8] Lasso defeated Arauz,[9][10][11] which some news outlets called an upset victory.[12][13] Lasso was inaugurated on 24 May.[14]
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^"Ecuador goes with conservative banker in presidential vote". Associated Press. 11 April 2021.
^Leon Cabrera, Jose Maria (11 April 2021). "Conservative Ex-Banker Headed to Victory in Presidential Election in Ecuador". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
^"Guillermo Lasso: Conservative ex-banker elected Ecuador president". BBC World News. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
^Associated Press and Guardian staff (11 April 2021). "Ecuador election: former banker Lasso is surprise winner". The Guardian.
^Valencia, Alexandra; Ellsworth, Brian (11 April 2021). "Lasso wins Ecuador presidency in upset over socialist rival". Yahoo.
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