Ecuador Correa Leads Polls by 30 points in Presidential race

February’s election as an opinion poll published on Monday showed him more than 30 points ahead of his closest rival. High government spending on roads, hospitals and schools has made the 49-year-old economist very popular with the low-income majority, and he will have the advantage of facing a divided opposition that will include at least five other candidates. According to a poll by local pollster Cedatos, Correa would win 52 percent of votes, 31 percentage points more than banker-turned-politician Guillermo Lasso, who hails from the coastal city of Guayaquil. Read Article