Ecuadorian general election, 2002
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Presidential and Parliamentary elections were held in Ecuador
on 20 October 2002.
won the first round of voting, but did not receive over 50% of ballots, necessitating a second round. again emerged victorious, claiming 54.8% of the vote against Álvaro Noboa
's 45.2%.
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
on 20 October 2002.
Presidential election
Lucio GutiérrezLucio Gutiérrez
Lucio Edwin Gutiérrez Borbúa served as President of Ecuador from January 15, 2003 to April 20, 2005.- Political rise :Gutiérrez was prominent in a popular uprising that replaced President Jamil Mahuad for three hours in January 2000...
won the first round of voting, but did not receive over 50% of ballots, necessitating a second round. again emerged victorious, claiming 54.8% of the vote against Álvaro Noboa
Álvaro Noboa
Álvaro Fernando Noboa Pontón is an Ecuadoran businessman and politician.Noboa has been actively involved in politics, unsuccessfully running for the office of President of Ecuador in 1998, 2002, 2006, and 2009...
's 45.2%.