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| Ecuador's Correa claims victory | Ecuador's Correa claims victory |
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| Leftist Rafael Correa is set for victory in Ecuador's presidential election. | Leftist Rafael Correa is set for victory in Ecuador's presidential election. |
| Three exit polls and an unofficial quick count indicated Mr Correa had gained around 57% of the vote while Alvaro Noboa polled about 43%. | Three exit polls and an unofficial quick count indicated Mr Correa had gained around 57% of the vote while Alvaro Noboa polled about 43%. |
| Mr Correa promised radical change - he opposes a free trade deal with the US and has promised to close a United States military base in Ecuador. | Mr Correa promised radical change - he opposes a free trade deal with the US and has promised to close a United States military base in Ecuador. |
| Mr Noboa has not yet accepted defeat, with full results due on Tuesday. | Mr Noboa has not yet accepted defeat, with full results due on Tuesday. |
| We accept this victory with dignity and humility... We are just instruments of the power of the people Rafael Correa | We accept this victory with dignity and humility... We are just instruments of the power of the people Rafael Correa |
| Ecuador has seen much political turmoil in recent years with seven presidents in the last decade. | Ecuador has seen much political turmoil in recent years with seven presidents in the last decade. |
| The last three elected presidents were overthrown and only three since 1979 have succeeded in serving full terms. | The last three elected presidents were overthrown and only three since 1979 have succeeded in serving full terms. |
| Policy announcements | Policy announcements |
| "Thank God, we have triumphed," Mr Correa told supporters in the capital Quito. | "Thank God, we have triumphed," Mr Correa told supporters in the capital Quito. |
| "We accept this victory with dignity and humility... We are just instruments of the power of the people." | "We accept this victory with dignity and humility... We are just instruments of the power of the people." |
| Although the official result has not yet been announced, Mr Correa has moved quickly to make policy announcements and appoint ministers. | Although the official result has not yet been announced, Mr Correa has moved quickly to make policy announcements and appoint ministers. |
| He said he will try to rejoin the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) which Ecuador left in 1992. | He said he will try to rejoin the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) which Ecuador left in 1992. |
| He also named leftist economists Ricardo Patino and Alberto Acosta as his economy and energy ministers, Reuters news agency said. | He also named leftist economists Ricardo Patino and Alberto Acosta as his economy and energy ministers, Reuters news agency said. |
| His rival Alvaro Noboa rejected the exit polls and said he would wait until official results were announced before asking for a recount if necessary. | His rival Alvaro Noboa rejected the exit polls and said he would wait until official results were announced before asking for a recount if necessary. |
| Alvaro Noboa has said he will ask for a recount if necessaryBefore voting, he had gone down on his knees, Bible in hand, and asked God for support. | Alvaro Noboa has said he will ask for a recount if necessaryBefore voting, he had gone down on his knees, Bible in hand, and asked God for support. |
| "Like Christ, all I want is to serve... so that the poor can have housing, health care, education, jobs," Associated Press news agency quoted him as saying. | "Like Christ, all I want is to serve... so that the poor can have housing, health care, education, jobs," Associated Press news agency quoted him as saying. |
| The billionaire banana tycoon, Ecuador's richest man, had campaigned promising to attract foreign investment to Ecuador. He frequently carried a Bible. | The billionaire banana tycoon, Ecuador's richest man, had campaigned promising to attract foreign investment to Ecuador. He frequently carried a Bible. |
| He had said he would build 300,000 new homes a year for Ecuador's poor. | He had said he would build 300,000 new homes a year for Ecuador's poor. |
| Foreign debt promises | Foreign debt promises |
| An economic aide to Mr Correa said he would not pay some of Ecuador's "illegitimate" foreign debt and would not sign a free trade agreement with the United States, Reuters said. | An economic aide to Mr Correa said he would not pay some of Ecuador's "illegitimate" foreign debt and would not sign a free trade agreement with the United States, Reuters said. |
| While campaigning, Mr Correa said he wanted to renegotiate contracts with foreign oil companies. | While campaigning, Mr Correa said he wanted to renegotiate contracts with foreign oil companies. |
| Mr Correa is close to Venezuela's anti-American President Hugo Chavez and has called US President George W Bush a "dimwit". | Mr Correa is close to Venezuela's anti-American President Hugo Chavez and has called US President George W Bush a "dimwit". |
| He toned down his comparison to Mr Chavez after he lost the first round vote to Mr Noboa. | He toned down his comparison to Mr Chavez after he lost the first round vote to Mr Noboa. |
| Both candidates had promised to create jobs and fight poverty and corruption. Both had also promised to double the monthly government payout poor Ecuadoreans receive. |