Ecuador vote ushers in a new era by Pablo Jaramillo Viteri and Chris Kraul

Source: Los Angeles Times
Date: Sunday, February 19, 2017
Article: Ecuador vote ushers in a new era
Writer: Pablo Jaramillo Viteri and Chris Kraul
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1. Rafael Correa was the President of Ecuador.
2. Lenin Moreno is President Rafael Correa’s vice president.
3. Lenin Moreno was a U.N. delegate for the disabled.
4. Ecuador has a decisive runoff election on April 2nd.
5. Lenin Moreno, Guillermo Lasso, and Cynthia Viteri are the top 3 candidates.
6. Cynthia Viteri is a member of the national congress.
7. Guillermo Lasso is former bank chairman.
8. Rafael Correa was elected to 3 presidential terms.
9. Rafael Correa attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and received a doctorate in economics.
10. Rafael Correa built plenty of schools, dams and hospitals.
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13. President Correa early in his presidency paid for this with exports of Ecuadorean oil.
14. The 3 things President Correa did wrong were: 1) President Correa attacked the press, 2) President Correa had lawsuits against political opponents, 3) President Correa promoted large-scale mining projects on land claimed by indigenous groups.
15. Yasuni National Park is the name of one of the world’s most biodiverse reserves.
16. The National Assembly approved a measure permitting indefinite reelection of public officials.
17. 62% of Ecuadorians don’t trust President Correa.
18. Presidential Candidate Lenin Moreno’s spokesman Andres Michelena.
19. 300,000 disabled Ecuadoreans benefited from Moreno’s program that disabled Ecuadoreans were given medical and financial support.
20. Guillermo Lasso ran for president in 2013.
21. Guillermo Lasso represents the CREO party.
22. Jaime Nebot is the mayor of Guayaquil.
23. Cynthia Viteri is a close ally of Guayaquil’s mayor.
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