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Andean Group - July 2005 (ISSN 1741-4466)
Palacio sets out his plans
Despite the questionable grounds of Alfredo Palacio's mandate, Ecuador's new president has set out a bold agenda of reforms which he has called the "refounding of the Ecuadorean nation". While his ousted predecessor, Lucio Gutiérrez, continues to agitate for fresh elections from the US, Palacio made a number of television appearances in June in which he sought to encourage his fellow citizens to engage fully in the process of political reform.
- New president faces same old problems
- Cusco confronts government over coca
- Coca acreage down, for now
- Paramilitary legislation passes; re-election in doubt
- Coca production on the rise
- Palacio sets out his plans
- Relations with Colombia deteriorate after Farc attack
- Castro visits as Chávez threatens to break ties with US
- Chávez defends accessing central bank reserves
- Rumours of unease in the military grow