Ecuador’s ruling party candidate Lenin Moreno, a paraplegic, has been declared the winner of the presidential runoff in the Latin American country and is expected to provide continuity to President Rafael Correa’s leftist policies.

With more than 94 percent of the votes counted, the National Electoral Council on Sunday announced Moreno the winner with 51 percent.

His rival, conservative banker Guillermo Lasso, was closely behind with 49 percent of the votes.

In the first round of the election on February 19, Lasso had bagged 28.25 percent of the votes and Moreno 39 .31 percent.

Sixty four-year-old Moreno follows the leftist line of the government of President Correa, 53, who has served in that capacity since 2007. During the election campaign, Moreno promised to continue the policies set by Correa.

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