Correa challenger concedes defeat in Ecuador

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) -- President Rafael Correa's main challenger has conceded defeat in Ecuador's presidential vote.

Parrtial official results show Correa winning his third term with 56.7 percent of the vote compared to Guillermo Lasso's 24 percent.

Lasso congratulated Correa just minutes after the results were released Sunday evening.

He said Correa and his team deserves Ecuadoreans' respect for his triumph.

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