The leading local polling companies (which, however, failed to predict the outcome of the last three elections), say Correa of the Alliance País (AP) has a comfortable lead over the following two candidates -- the centre-left León Roldós and right-wing banana tycoon Álvaro Noboa -- who are neck and neck.
The latest polls by the Informe Confidencial and Market firms show that the left-leaning Correa has 30 percent ratings, compared to 19 percent for Roldós of the Ethical Network-Democratic Left and 18 percent for Noboa of the Institutional Renewal Party of National Action (PRIAN).
Another polling company, Cedatos, puts Correa's lead at 37 percent, while it coincides with the other firms with respect to the level of support for his two main rivals.





