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Andean Group - March 2016 (ISSN 1741-4466)
ECUADOR POLITICS & DIPLOMACY: Correa shakes up cabinet as military dispute claims scalp
President Rafael Correa announced a high-level cabinet reshuffle on 3 March, following the resignation of Fernando Cordero as defence minister amid a row between the government and the armed forces over military pensions. Correa appointed his chief lieutenant, Ricardo Patiño, to take over from Cordero. This was no real surprise as Correa wants a close confidant to resolve the differences with the military. The more eye-catching appointment was the big promotion of Guillaume Long as Patiño’s replacement at the foreign ministry. Long’s first statements in his new post suggest that Ecuador’s foreign policy approach will continue to be guided by the principles of sovereignty and regional integration championed by the Correa administration.
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