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A supporter of presidential candidate Yaku Perez is seen outside the National Electoral Council during a protest demanding a recount of the presidential election, in Quito, Ecuador
THE US-backed indigenous candidate for the Ecuadorean presidency Yaku Perez has backed demands for military intervention to prevent the return of “Correismo” if frontrunner Andres Arauz wins.
Mr Arauz is backed by former president Rafael Correa, who left office with record high approval ratings in 2017 but whose legacy was bulldozed by his successor Lenin Moreno, who reversed his socialist policies and drove him into exile.
“Correismo” refers to the democratic socialist movement associated with Mr Correa, which has yet to lose an election in the country.
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Far-right forces are rising across Latin America and the Caribbean, armed with a common agenda of anti-communism, the culture war, and neoliberal economics, writes VIJAY PRASHAD
With Petro, Colombia has been making huge strides towards peace — but is all that at risk with the elections next year? MARK ROWE reports back after joining a delegation to the Latin American country
LEE BROWN highlights the latest attempts to undo progressive reforms instated during the presidency of Rafael Correa