A Moreno victory would come as a relief for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange after Guillermo Lasso vowed to remove him from the Ecuadorean embassy in London if he won the runoff. Ecuadorean presidential candidate Guillermo Lasso, right, seen Sunday with his running mate Andres Paez in Guayaquil, has demanded a recount. Lasso supporters protestHundreds of Lasso supporters swarmed in front of the electoral council offices in capital Quito and coastal city Guayaquil, Lasso's hometown, chanting "No to fraud" and "No to dictatorship!" Supporters of Ecuadorean presidential candidate Guillermo Lasso demonstrate near riot police Sunday night in Quito. Ecuadorean presidential candidate Lenin Moreno, a paraplegic after a 1998 shooting, celebrated with supporters at a Quito hotel.

Source: CBC News April 03, 2017 04:08 UTC