EcuadorRafael Correa was president of Ecuador from 2007 to 2017 and led the left-wing Citizens' Revolution. He backed the 2008 constitution and raised social spending; he has lived in Belgium since 2017 and was convicted in absentia of bribery in 2020.
In the 12 Axes register, Rafael Correa leans hardest on Federal – Unitary: Unitary 83%; the register median is Unitary 68%.
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Where Rafael Correa sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Centralized
Centralised planning under a unitary state
Bicameral
Backed the 2008 constitution, served three terms
Statist
Communications law restricted the media
Non-Interventionist
Backed regional integration through ALBA, UNASUR
Neutral
Banned foreign military bases in Ecuador
Polyculturalist
2008 constitution recognises plurinational state
Social Democratic
Democratic socialist who raised social spending
Interventionism
Expanded state control of oil and strategic sectors
Limited Trade
Declared foreign debt illegitimate, defaulted in 2008
Spiritual
Catholic, publicly religious
Conservative
Opposed abortion and same-sex marriage reforms
Technological
Planned Yachay, a technology university city
Set against the median of all 124 figures in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Rafael Correa is at Autocratic 68%. The register median is Democratic 68%.
Internationalism – Nationalism
On Internationalism – Nationalism, Rafael Correa is at balanced 50%, almost the register median of balanced 50%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.cidob.org
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The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
