Quito, Ecuador – Ecuador is preparing for a high-stakes presidential run-off on April 13, as voters choose between two final candidates: leftist Luisa Gonzalez and centre-right incumbent Daniel ...

Still, Gonzalez says she would send 20,000 new police on patrol if she won. "I'm totally sure Luisa (Gonzalez) is the most prepared to govern and fight the crime that thousands of Ecuadoreans are ...

29, 2023, and Luisa Gonzalez, right, presidential candidate with the Citizen Revolution party, during an interview in Quito, Ecuador on Aug. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa, Files) QUITO, Ecuador ...

29, 2023, and Luisa Gonzalez, right, presidential candidate with the Citizen Revolution party, during an interview in Quito, Ecuador on Aug. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa, Files) QUITO ...

He will be running against Luisa González, the protégé of Ecuador’s left-wing former President Rafael Correa. The first round of voting in February ended with a near tie between both candidates.

29, 2023, and Luisa Gonzalez, right, presidential candidate with the Citizen Revolution party, during an interview in Quito, Ecuador on Aug. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa, Files) Supporters of ...

29, 2023, and Luisa Gonzalez, right, presidential candidate with the Citizen Revolution party, during an interview in Quito, Ecuador on Aug. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa, Files) President Daniel ...