Weekly Report - 31 October 2006

Rafael Correa has responded to criticism that he is an anti-system candidate without any clear proposals by launching a new campaign strategy for the second round of elections on 26 November. He is also trying to persuade his rival, the banana magnate Alvaro Noboa, to participate in a televised debate. He said it was Noboa's moral duty to explain his proposals. Noboa, who is pulling clear in the polls, is unlikely to accept.