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Weekly Report - 20 June 2006
ECUADOR: Signs that Cynthia Viteri may be rising
There are signs, albeit weak ones, that Cynthia Viteri, candidate of the conservative Partido Social Cristiano (PSC), is becoming a credible challenger in the presidential contest. Polls show that support for her has been growing since her formal nomination, and at least one shows her a whisker ahead of the previous front-runner, banana magnate Alvaro
Noboa.
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