Ecuador’s Guillermo Lasso Wins Presidential Election - The Wall Street Journal

Guillermo Lasso, 65 years old, received over 52% of the vote to clinch the presidency, his third attempt at running for office.

“For years, I’ve dreamed about the possibility of serving Ecuadoreans, so the country progresses.

While voters in Ecuador chose a right-wing candidate, in the first round of presidential voting in neighboring Peru voters appeared to go to the far left.

Peru will hold a second round vote in June between the top two finishers