Leftist Correa wins Ecuador election

November 28, 2006

His rival in Sunday's (November 26) vote, Alvaro Noboa, a banana magnate who has run twice before for the four-year presidency, has refused to accept defeat and says he could challenge the election with a review of the ballots. However, officials at the Supreme Electoral Court in Quito have assured that Correa will be the next president of Ecuador.