Guy Hedgecoe is editor of the English-language edition of El Pais. He founded and edited the Ecuador Focus weekly bulletin, and reported the Andean region from Ecuador for CNN, National Public Radio, the Miami Herald and the Financial Times.

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Rafael Correa’s second year will test his ability to meet the aspiration to social justice he has aroused, says Guy Hedgecoe.

A third Andean republic has voted for a leftwing populist. But Rafael Correa will find it hard to rule a country with a recent history of unseating its presidents, says Guy Hedgecoe.

The bursting of Rafael Correa's inflated expectations makes Ecuador's second round contest all the more interesting, writes Guy Hedgecoe.

Ecuador is a key arena of Latin America's new wave of argument over energy resources and political models, writes Guy Hedgecoe.

The revolt against Ecuador's president, Lucio Gutiérrez, reflects Ecuadorians' democratic aspirations and frustrations alike, writes Guy Hedgecoe.