Polls open in Ecuador for tight presidential run-off | Elections News

Second presidential run-off in less than two years in the South American country blighted by drugs-related violence.

Ecuadorians have begun voting in a tight presidential run-off pitting the incumbent, Daniel Noboa, against leftist lawyer Luisa Gonzalez.

Diana Atamaint, the president of the National Electoral Council (CNE), opened the polls at 7am (12:00 GMT) on Sunday at a ceremony in the capital, Quito. More than 13 million people are eligible to vote.

Voting, which is compulsory, is due to…