General elections were held in Ecuador on 15 October 2006 to elect a new President and National Congress.

As no presidential candidate received a majority of the vote in the first round, a run-off was held on 26 November, which was won by Rafael Correa of the PAIS Alliance.

Run-off On 28 November 2006, Correa was declared the winner, although Noboa did not accept defeat, and suggested that he might challenge the validity of the ballot.Reuters "Correa wins Ecuador's presidential vote: official"

According to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE), out of 97.29% of the votes counted, 57.07% were for Correa and 42.96% for Noboa. Among others, the Organization of American States, US ambassador Linda Jewell, and representatives of many South American countries have recognised Correa as the winner of the election. However, as of 29 November 2006, Álvaro Noboa had still not admitted defeat.bbc.co.uk BBC News (in Spanish): Correa "nuevo presidente de Ecuador"

Rafael Correa was duly sworn in as president for a four-year term on 15 January 2007.

Opinion polls First round DatePollsterNoboaCorreaGutierrezRoldósViteriMacasRoseroProaño20/02/06Consultar–––29%––––20/02/06S.P. Investigaciones–––26%––––20/02/06CEDATOS13%––21%––––09/03/06Perfiles de Opinión16%––22%9.5%–––09/03/06Datanálisis15.3%––27.4%9.5%–––31/03/06CEDATOS8%6%–22%13%––5%05/04/06CEDATOS17%7%–22%9%–––05/05/06CEDATOS14%9%–23%14%–––29/05/06Informe Confidencial16%7%–22%13%–––28/08/06Market–10.8%–24.6%13%–––06/09/06Market–12%–23.6%13%–––06/09/06CEDATOS–12%–26%17%––06/09/06Informe Confidencial–14%–19%15%–––16/09/06Informe Confidencial9%22%4%20%9%–4%2%19/09/06CEDATOS10%19%3%20%13%1%2%2%24/09/06CEDATOS4%33%4%22%13%1%2%1%14/10/06CEDATOS25.2%31.1%–19.1%11.5%–––14/10/06Market27%28.4%–18.4––––15/10/06CEDATOS27.2%25.4%15%13.6%10.8%–––15/10/06Informe Confidencial28.53%26.51%14.95%15.59%9.23%–––15/10/06Market28.23%27.2%13%14.42%9.95%–––

Second round DatePollsterCorreaNoboa20/10/06Consultar28%50%26/10/06Informe Confidencial42%58%29/10/06Informe Confidencial32%47%04/11/06Market30%49%04/11/06CEDATOS34%49%05/11/06Consultar34%49%16/11/06CEDATOS48%52%17/11/06CEDATOS38%41%18/11/06Market41%37%24/11/06CEDATOS52%48%26/11/06CEDATOS56%43%26/11/06Market56.8%43.2%

Results President

National Congress

References

External links Tribunal Supremo Electoral - Election news from Angus Reid Global Monitor Correa likely to win Ecuador elections, NDTV.com Ecuador candidate defends Chavez ties, seattlepi.com Washington frets over 'Bolivarian’ candidate, Green Left Weekly