<P> General elections were held in Ecuador on 19 February 2017 alongside a referendum on tax havens . Voters elected a new President and National Assembly . Incumbent President Rafael Correa of the PAIS Alliance was not eligible for re-election , having served two terms . In the first round of the presidential elections , PAIS Alliance candidate Lenín Moreno received 39 % of the vote . Although he was more than 10 % ahead of his nearest rival , Guillermo Lasso of the Creating Opportunities party , Moreno was just short of the 40 % threshold required to avoid a run - off . As a result a second round was held on 2 April . In the second round Moreno was elected President with 51.16 % of the vote . </P>
<P> General elections were held in Ecuador on 19 February 2017 alongside a referendum on tax havens . Voters elected a new President and National Assembly . Incumbent President Rafael Correa of the PAIS Alliance was not eligible for re-election , having served two terms . In the first round of the presidential elections , PAIS Alliance candidate Lenín Moreno received 39 % of the vote . Although he was more than 10 % ahead of his nearest rival , Guillermo Lasso of the Creating Opportunities party , Moreno was just short of the 40 % threshold required to avoid a run - off . As a result a second round was held on 2 April . In the second round Moreno was elected President with 51.16 % of the vote . </P>
who is the new elected president of ecuador
who is the new elected president of ecuador
Lenín Moreno
Lenín Moreno