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Ecuador: Citizens Revolution Name Gonzalez As Presidential Candidate

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  • The main socialist opposition party in Ecuador have chosen a socially conservative lawyer as its candidate in the upcoming elections. Luisa Gonzalez, 45, is close to former President Rafael Correa and will represent the Citizens’ Revolution Party, having previously served in the national assembly until it was dissolved last month.
  • In a speech to party members, Gonzalez pledged to cut the nation’s soaring crime rate, boost tourism and tackle inequality. Like Correa, she is a leftist on economic topics but conservative on many social questions, and is opposed to rape victims being allowed abortions.
  • Andres Arauz, a former central bank official, will be Gonzalez’s running mate. Arauz narrowly lost the 2021 presidential race to Guillermo Lasso, the nation’s current leader.
  • As a reminder the first round of the election will not take place until August 20. A survey by local pollster Click Report published in May showed that Correa’s candidate, then unknown would be the frontrunner, followed by environmentalist Yaku Perez.
    • For reference, Perez said he is working on building a coalition that includes several traditional parties such as the Democratic Left and possibly his former party, Pachakutik. Perez narrowly missed making it to the runoff in the 2021 presidential election.
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