Ecuador's conservative incumbent and a leftist lawyer advance to presidential runoff

Electoral workers count ballots at the National Electoral Council during the presidential and parliamentary election in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Feb. 9, 2025. This combination of pictures created on Feb.9, 2025, shows Ecuador's President and presidential candidate Daniel Noboa and candidate Luisa Gonzalez showing their ballots after voting Feb. 9.

Ecuador will choose its next president in a runoff election after conservative incumbent Daniel Noboa and leftist lawyer Luisa González garnered enough votes Sunday to beat 14 other candidates.