Ecuador: President may run again if term limits are dropped

wsj.com/Mercedes Alvaro reported President Rafael Correa, in speeches and televised interviews, assures followers he’d like nothing more than to step aside when his current term ends. “The easiest thing would be for me to retire in 2017 as one of the best presidents in our history, as the people refer to me,” he said in a recent televised interview.

But Mr. Correa, whom opponents characterize as a semi-authoritarian leader who controls all levers of power, has other plans. Ecuador’s Constitutional Court, whose judges are allied with the president, is now deliberating a proposal by the ruling Alianza Pais Party to permit indefinite re-election for every office-holder. The justices are expected in the days ahead to forward the proposal on to Congress, where Alianza Pais has a strong majority and is expected to pass the new law sometime next year. Read Article

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