WIKILEAKS | Julian Assange Safe After Moreno Wins Ecuador Election
The Latest: Ruling-party candidate Moreno declared winner | AP - 04/02/2017
Ruling-party candidate Lenin Moreno has been declared the winner in Ecuador's presidential election although his rival has yet to concede defeat after several exit polls showed him winning by a small but comfortable margin.
With more than 94 percent of voting acts counted Moreno won 51 percent of the votes to 49 percent for conservative banker Guillermo Lasso.
The head of the National Electoral Council called on the candidates to recognize the results.
Wow a pretty close election, can't imagine what Assange has gone through these past few years
~ Mark Downing