Regina Garcia Cano and Gonzalo Solano | Associated Press
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Daniel Noboa's voters were, among other things, frightened by the escalation of drug violence over the past three years. Killings, kidnappings, robberies and other criminal activities have become part of everyday life,
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With over 97% of the votes counted, electoral officials say Daniel Noboa has a four-point lead over Luisa González, a leftist lawyer and ally of exiled former President Rafael Correa.
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An Ecuadorian police report says the six men arrested as suspects in the assassination of an anti-corruption presidential candidate are Colombian nationals. Authorities are still investigating the motive behind a crime that has shocked a nation already reeling from a surge in drug-related violence.