Conservative ex-banker vies with Correa ally for Ecuador presidency – Reuters

An ally of leftist President Rafael Correa and a right-wing former bank boss are battling to become Ecuador’s next president in Sunday’s election after a tense and tight campaign in the historically volatile Andean nation. With a sputtering economy the top voter concern, Ecuadoreans will choose between continuing a decade of leftist rule or following several South American nations in shifting towards a more pro-business government as a commodities boom ends. Read more>>