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Weekly Report - 28 January 2016 (WR-16-04)
ECUADOR: Opposition forges ‘unity’ coalition
Ecuador’s political opposition is taking tentative steps towards forming a cohesive coalition to contest at least the legislative, if not the presidential, elections in February 2017. There is an air of excitement in the opposition ranks at the prospect of competing in an election which will not feature President Rafael Correa, whose popularity has proved an insuperable obstacle to opposition political aspirations for nearly a decade now. But talks to solidify an electoral alliance will not be plain sailing.
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