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Special Report: The end of the Citizen’s Revolution in Ecuador? (ISSN 17414474)

International relations

Foreign policy is one area in which the beginnings of a realignment in Ecuadorean politics might begin to show itself, particularly so in the sensitive area of relations with the troubled Bolivarian revolution in Venezuela. For Correa, close relations with the leftist regime in Caracas had been an article of faith. The new Ecuadorean government may wish to take a little more distance, but so far has been very cautious over the issue and unwilling to make brusque changes. In an Organisation of American States (OAS) vote on whether to sanction Venezuela for violations of democratic principles in Cancún, Mexico, on 19 June Ecuador abstained. To some extent this could be interpreted as no more than a decision to sit on the fence (Ecuador was not the only Latin American country doing so at that point). Some opponents of AP in Ecuador argued that abstention was in reality an expression of policy continuity and de-facto support for the regime of President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas.

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