Ecuador: President Correa’s popularity plummets (Opinion)

By GLENN GARVIN (Opinion)

ggarvin@miamiherald.com
Under President Rafael Correa, Ecuador’s economy has been in shambles. AP

Rafael Correa has been entertaining, even as he’s ruined Ecuador’s economy

But his countrymen have stopped laughing

As his popularity plummets, it’s clear they are tired of being the punchlines

Ecuador’s Rafeal Correa may be ruining his country’s economy, strangling its news media and daring its military to depose him in a coup, but he certainly hasn’t lost his sense of humor — though a lot of people wish that he had. Last year, when a Panamanian politician wrote on Twitter that Correa was a fascist, the president promptly tweeted back his idea of a quip: “Heil Hitler!”

It’s difficult to imagine another chief of state sending those words out to 2.6 million followers. (Well, maybe Mussolini, though that didn’t end well.) But then, Correa might not be a chief of state much longer…….. Without all the freebies, Correa’s third presidential term has turned ugly. The World Bank predicts Ecuador’s economy will shrink 2 percent this year, and Correa’s popularity is going even faster. The research company (CQ) Market says his approval rating has dropped to 31 percent, and only 28 percent of those polled believe what he says.Read Article

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