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Andean Group - January 2016 (ISSN 1741-4466)

ECUADOR POLITICS: Correa dismisses united opposition coalition

“There is not going to be total union,” President Rafael Correa said emphatically in response to attempts by Ecuador’s fragmented political opposition to forge a united coalition to stand against the ruling Alianza País (AP) in general elections in 2017. Correa’s dismissive reaction contrasted with the energy and confidence of the 60 opposition figureheads who attended the launch of Frente por la Unidad, in Cuenca, the country’s third city and provincial capital of Azuay. The opposition is enthused by the decision by Correa to rule himself out of the running through a constitutional reform, and the victory of the opposition Mesa de la Unidad Democrática (MUD) in Venezuela’s mid-term legislative contest last month. But the fact remains that Ecuador’s opposition is fragmented. There were notable absentees at the Cuenca meeting, and even those who attended are yet to agree on a common agenda, still less on joint candidates.

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