Ecuador weighs two very different economic visions in electionVoters in Ecuador are set to choose between Andres Arauz and Guillermo Lasso in Sunday’s run-off election.
![Recent polls show a close race between Andres Arauz, who plans to increase the social safety net, and Guillermo Lasso, who would steer Ecuador towards a more free-market economy [John Dennehy/Al Jazeera]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/quito-johndennehy.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
![As the government grappled with technical problems, a small but growing group of people opposed to the new Bitcoin law turned out to protest it in the capital San Salvador on Tuesday [Photo courtesy of John Dennehy]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG-20210907-WA0014.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)