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April 23, 2021
Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal reposted from CADTM On 11 April 2021, Guillermo Lasso (52,4%), the right-wing candidate, defeated Andres Arauz, the candidate supported by Rafael Correa and part of the Left, by 52.4% vs 47.6% in the second round of ballots for the presidential election. Lasso was elected thanks to the division of the Left, since a significant part of it, which has become deeply diffident of Rafael Correa, called for a null vote. Votes on the popular side, that represented a clear majority in the first round of February 2021, were divided, which made it possible for a former banker to be elected president. The situation is serious for an opportunity to break away from Lenin Moreno’s brutal neoliberal policies has been lost. Former banker Lasso, though critical of Lenin Moreno’s positions out of sheer electoral calculation, will continue in the same harmful direction: a deepening of neoliberal policies, submission to the p
Ecuador s poisoned loans from the World Bank and the IMF cadtm.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cadtm.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.