Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa claimed, without evidence, that the first round of the country’s presidential race was rife with “irregularities” after he made it to the second round vote in April with a slim lead,

Luisa González, the presidential candidate backed by former ex-president Rafael Correa, who is competing vote by vote for first place in Sunday’s elections in Ecuador, claimed to have obtained two percentage points more than President Daniel Noboa and blamed the National Electoral Council (CNE) for not reflecting this in its system.

Ecuador gears up for a critical runoff between conservative President Daniel Noboa and leftist lawyer Luisa González. With crime and corruption at the forefront, voters express frustration over ongoing issues.