The right-wing wins in Quito, Guayaquil and Cuenca

Alianza PAIS (AP) movement, led by President Rafael Correa and in power since 2007, admitted its first defeat at the polls after 9 election victories.

In the three largest cities of Ecuador: Quito, Guayaquil and Cuenca, the municipalities were lost at the hands right-wing promoters Mauricio Rodas (Quito), Jaime Nebot (Guayaquil) and Marcelo Cabrera (Cuenca).

Rafael Correa acknowledged last night that the loss of the Municipality of Quito is a major setback, as the capital “has much to do with stability.”

Nebot and Rodas