Ecuadorean Presidential candidate Guillermo Lasso. | AFP/JOSÉ SÁNCHEZ LINDAO
Leftist economist Andrés Arauz will face conservative Guillermo Lasso in the upcoming second round of Ecuador s presidential election, officials said Sunday, in a vote marred by fraud allegations and taking place amid a worsening economic crisis.
Thirty-six-year-old Arauz won the first round with 32.72 percent of the vote – not enough to win outright. His opponent in the second round will be ex-banker Lasso, who took 19.74 percent to beat left-wing indigenous leader Yaku Pérez s 19.39 percent, according to the final results of the February 7 poll.
The run-off will take place on April 11, after the first round results were approved by four out of the five members of the National Electoral Council (CNE) at a meeting that lasted into the early hours of Sunday morning.
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The final seat count in the Yukon election could be determined by the drawing of lots today if a judicial recount confirms a tie in a battleground riding.
Elections Yukon applied to the Yukon Supreme Court Thursday after the official count put two candidates in the riding of Vuntut Gwitchin in a deadlock of 78 votes each.
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Yukon is headed toward a minority government with the Liberal and Yukon parties tied with the same number of seats after Monday’s election.
With all of the votes counted, the Liberal and Yukon parties had eight seats each, and the NDP had won two seats.
The riding of Vuntut Gwitchin is slated for a judicial recount after Liberal candidate Pauline Frost, the territory’s health and environment minister, was tied with New Democrat Annie Blake at 78 votes each. No other candidates ran in the riding.
Here are five facts on contested congressional elections:
1.        The authority for the House to overturn election results comes from the Constitution and the Federal Contested Elections Act.
Article 1, Section 5 of the Constitution says âEach House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members,â which means that the House and Senate can determine whether a member has been duly elected. In 1969, Congress passed the Federal Contested Elections Act, which laid out a procedure for losing candidates to contest the outcome. Within 30 days of the electionâs certification by the state election body, the losing candidate can file a notice with the U.S. House, starting a process including candidate statements and depositions. The process resembles a court trial, with the losing candidate having the burden of proof.
(Photo : Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Republican Senate Candidate Jodi Ernst Campaigns Throughout Iowa
NEWTON, IA - NOVEMBER 03: (L-R) Iowa Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds, Gov. Terry Brandstad, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst, GOP U.S. House candidate Mariannette Miller-Meeks, State Auditor candidate Mary Mosiman and Iowa House candidate Crystal Bruntz address supporters at the Newton Manufacturing Company November 3, 2014 in Newton, Iowa. According to the polls, Ernst is in a neck-and-neck race with her opponent, Democratic candidate Rep. Bruce Braley (D-IA), and the election in Iowa could decide which party controls the U.S. Senate.
Last November, Iowa Democrat Rita Hart was beaten by Republican challenger Mariannette Miller-Meeks by only six votes in Iowa s 2nd Congressional District election. Thursday, April 1, Hart finally conceded defeat after attempting to reverse the election outcome.