Ecuadorean presidential candidate Rafael Correa gives a news conference at a hotel in Guayaquil
Ecuadorean presidential candidate Rafael Correa gives a news conference at a hotel in Guayaquil November 27, 2006. Initial election results early on Monday showed Correa had won 68.16 percent of the votes while his conservative rival, banana tycoon Alvaro Noboa had 31.84 percent with almost half of the ballot boxes counted. REUTERS/Jose Miguel Gomez (ECUADOR)