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Ecuador's President Rafael Correa to run for third term | Ecuador's President Rafael Correa to run for third term |
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Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa has announced he will run for a third term in February's elections. | Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa has announced he will run for a third term in February's elections. |
Tens of thousands of Mr Correa's supporters gathered at a stadium in the capital, Quito, for the announcement. | Tens of thousands of Mr Correa's supporters gathered at a stadium in the capital, Quito, for the announcement. |
The left-wing leader, who is facing a divided and weakened opposition, is expected to win the vote. | The left-wing leader, who is facing a divided and weakened opposition, is expected to win the vote. |
Mr Correa has been in power since 2007 and already been re-elected once - the first time for an Ecuadorean president in more than 30 years. | Mr Correa has been in power since 2007 and already been re-elected once - the first time for an Ecuadorean president in more than 30 years. |
"We've done a lot but there's a lot more to be done, to turn this bourgeois state into a truly popular state that would serve everyone, especially the poor," Mr Correa said as he accepted the nomination. | |
Wearing predominantly the green colour of Mr Correa's Alianza Pais (Country Alliance) movement, supporters at the Aucas stadium chanted: "We've got a president, we've got Rafael". | |
Strategic Affairs Secretary Jorge Glas has been announced as the vice-presidential candidate. | |
Assange controversy | |
Rafael Correa, a 49-year-old economist trained in the United States, has spent billions of dollars on social projects. | Rafael Correa, a 49-year-old economist trained in the United States, has spent billions of dollars on social projects. |
Critics say the South American country's economy relies too much on oil revenues and remittances from Ecuadorean working in the US and Europe. | Critics say the South American country's economy relies too much on oil revenues and remittances from Ecuadorean working in the US and Europe. |
They also accuse Mr Correa of hypocrisy, saying that he has continued to attack press freedom in Ecuador while championing freedom of speech abroad. | They also accuse Mr Correa of hypocrisy, saying that he has continued to attack press freedom in Ecuador while championing freedom of speech abroad. |
His government granted political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in August, two months after he sought refuge at the Ecuadorean embassy in London. | His government granted political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in August, two months after he sought refuge at the Ecuadorean embassy in London. |
Mr Correa rejects such criticism and says the country's conservative and powerful media has tried to undermine his social programmes. | Mr Correa rejects such criticism and says the country's conservative and powerful media has tried to undermine his social programmes. |
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