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In Ecuador, Chavez ally likely to win re-election as president
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| Contributor | Bob Sacamano |
| Last Edited | Bob Sacamano Apr 24, 2009 12:47am |
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| News Date | Thursday, April 23, 2009 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | QUITO, Ecuador — President Rafael Correa is poised to win re-election on Sunday, quite a feat in a politically turbulent country that's run through eight presidents in the past 13 years.
Correa, however, has loftier ambitions than simply holding on to power.
He's set on remaking his poor Andean nation, which is both the world's biggest banana exporter and the smallest member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries oil cartel. Nearly 40 percent of Ecuador's population lives in poverty.
"This citizen's revolution is moving forward, and nobody will stop it!" Correa shouted at a recent campaign stop in Guayaquil, his hometown. |
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