Ecuador votes to decide president
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Ecuador holds a run-off vote to choose a new president, with both candidates neck-and-neck in opinion polls.
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QUITO, Ecuador  - Ecuador's leftist Rafael Correa, an ally of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, appeared to have clinched Sunday's presidential run-off election after exit polls and one quick count showed he surged past his banana magnate rival to victory.
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Voters cast ballots for governors and mayors Sunday in elections expected to strengthen President Hugo Chavez&#39;s political power two months after he overwhelmingly won a referendum on his rule.
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Tens of thousands of Ecuadorians take part in marches for and against the government in the capital, Quito.
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Venezuelans voted for state governors and district mayors on Sunday in an election expected to consolidate President Hugo Chavez&#39;s control two months after he won a referendum on his rule.
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GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador  - Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa led thousands in a march on Saturday to mark his first year in office, in a show of support for the leftist leader despite his falling approval ratings.
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President-elect Rafael Correa on Thursday denied that he plans to dissolve Ecuador's Congress, saying legislators would have "limited functions" while an all-powerful constituent assembly writes a new constitution.
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Ecuador's opposition begins impeachment proceedings against President Lucio Gutierrez.
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QUITO, Ecuador  - Ecuador's leftist Rafael Correa, an ally of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, was headed for victory after Sunday's run-off for the country's eighth presidency in a decade, three exit polls showed.
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Ecuador's president-elect joins a wave of Latin American leaders swept into power opposing the free-market economic policies that are preached by Washington but are hugely unpopular among the region's poor.
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QUITO, Ecuador  - Ecuador's leftist Rafael Correa, an ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, appeared to have clinched Sunday's run-off election after polls showed he surged past his banana magnate rival.
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The people of Croatia are to elect a new president in a second and final round of voting.
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Argentines vote for a new president on Sunday with first lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner poised to succeed her husband in a rare democratic handover between spouses.
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The people of Argentina's capital vote for a new mayor, one of the highest-profile posts in the country.
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The referendum on Aug. 15, 2004 rejected the petition to revoke the mandate of President Hugo Chavez. The observation of The Carter Center mission confirms the results announced by the National Election Council
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Venezuelans go to the polls on Sunday to elect president - here are some key facts about the election.
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Votes are counted in Argentina, as exit polls suggest Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will be president.