Preliminary first round results indicated that Andrés Arauz had a significant lead, but one that is not large enough to avoid a runoff election where he faced Lasso, the second-place candidate. Yaku Pérez was narrowly behind Lasso in third place. The final results were delayed due to a requested recount of votes in some provinces.[7][8] On 19 February, the CNE confirmed Lasso as Arauz's rival in the second round.