General elections were held in

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on 15 October 2006 to elect a new

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and

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. As no presidential candidate received a majority of the vote in the first round, a run-off was held on 26 November, which was won by

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of the PAIS Alliance.

Noteworthy lack of reporting of null votes

According to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, the first-round total of null and blank votes was 1,091,833, which is less than the vote for either of the top two candidates.

Run-off

On November 28, 2006, Correa was declared the winner, although Noboa did not accept defeat, and suggested that he might challenge the validity of the ballot. According to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE), out of 97.29% of the votes counted, 57.07% were for Correa and 42.96% for Noboa. Among others, the Organization of American States, US ambassador Linda Jewell, and representatives of many South American countries have recognised Correa as the winner of the election. However, as of November 29, 2006, Álvaro Noboa had still not admitted defeat.http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/spanish/latin_america/newsid_6194000/6194034.stm BBC News (in Spanish): Correa "nuevo presidente de Ecuador" Rafael Correa was duly sworn in as president for a four-year term on January 15, 2007.

Opinion polls

First round

Second round

Results

President

Congress

References

External links

''Tribunal Supremo Electoral''Ecuadorian Election 2006
- Election news from Angus Reid Global Monitor
''Correa likely to win Ecuador elections'', NDTV.com
{{Ecuadorian elections Presidential elections in Ecuador Elections in Ecuador

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