Ally of former leftist Ecuador president to face tycoon’s son in runoff election

Luisa Gonzalez, who has pledged to revive Rafael Correa's social programmes, to run against Daniel Noboa in October

A protege of Ecuador's former leftist president Rafael Correa will face the son of one of the country's richest men in a runoff presidential vote in October, after first-round voting on Sunday failed to produce an outright winner.

With more than three-quarters of ballots counted, Luisa Gonzalez, who has promised to revive Correa's social programmes, was tallying just over 33% support, while Daniel Noboa, the son of the prominent banana businessman and former presidential candidate Alvaro Noboa, was on 24%.