Voters in Ecuador will head to the polls in October for a presidential run-off.

Left-wing candidate Luisa Gonzalez and her surprise challenger Daniel Noboa beat six other contenders in the first round, marred by gang violence and the assassination of a candidate.

Al Jazeera’s Lucia Newman has this from the capital, Quito.

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