Uncertain tiebreakers

Supporters of Andrés Arauz while waiting for the election results in Quito, Ecuador SANTIAGO ARCOS / Reuters

Latin America has not yet resolved the discrepancies about the convenience of the second electoral round, a variant of the majority system institutionalized in the regional presidential elections from the 1970s onwards.

Arisen during the Second Napoleonic Empire, the ballot, which will decide the presidency of Ecuador in April, has not always had the desired effect and confirms the immaturity of the majority of the ...

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