Ecuador: exit polls give presidential win to leftist Correa

Update (November 27th): Based on exit poll numbers and the preliminary vote tally Rafael Correa will become Ecuador's next president. His opponent- right-wing populist Alvaro Noboa- claims that he will not give up until an official tally of the votes is made. Though investors are worried over the changes to economic policy under Correa, it is expected that he will clash heavily with Congress which is controlled by Noboa's political party.
Links- BBC News, canada.com, Monsters & Critics, Bloomberg, Reuters

Original post: Three separate exit polls have indicated that leftist presidential candidate Rafael Correa (image) will win by double digits over business magnate Alvaro Noboa. In remarks from his campaign headquarters tonight, Correa acknowledged that “there is no victor or vanquished…today hope has won.” Electoral observers from the OAS have reported no major problems during Sunday’s voting where voters chose the country’s eighth president in the last ten years.

Image- El Comercio (Ecuador)

Links- Xinhua, CRE Satelital (Ecuador), Hoy (Ecuador), Bloomberg

Tags- Ecuador, election