Ecuador's president Rafael Correa says citizens will be in charge, not money

[bemildred]

Correa, whose widening of the welfare state has divided critics, wins third term in office after securing nearly 60% of vote

Ecuador's president has vowed to deepen the "citizen's revolution" that has lifted tens of thousands of people out of poverty.

"In this revolution the citizens are in charge, not capital," said Rafael Correa, who was elected to a third term in office after winning 56.9% of the vote on Sunday.

His closest challenger, banker Guillermo Lasso, won 23.8% and the former president Lucio Gutiérrez finished third with 6%, with 57% of the ballots counted. The remainder of the votes were divided among five other candidates.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/18/ecuador-president-heralds-citizen-revolution

[joshcryer]

1. Except he's opening up mining... which the indigenous people protest.

The Guardian mentioned it in that very article.

[bemildred]

2. No matter what you do, you just can't please everybody. nt