http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/globalisation/ecuador_s_politics_of_expectation Comments for "Ecuador’s political volcano, Guy Hedgecoe " en http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/globalisation/ecuador_s_politics_of_expectation <p> The president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, delivered his state-of-the-nation address on 15 January 2008 in the coastal city of Ciudad Alfaro. At the same time some 500 kilometres inland, terrified local people were fleeing from Tungurahua, a 5,000-metre volcano whose eruption had spewed ash and toxic fumes across a wide territory. Correa&#39;s <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086&amp;sid=azRpI2o1JZKA&amp;refer=latin_america">speech</a> may have surprised observers with its moderate tone, but <a href="http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/01/15/ecuador-what-some-blogs-are-saying-about-this-country/">Tungurahua&#39;s</a> violent activity is an apt symbol of the turbulent condition of Ecuadorian politics one year into the president&#39;s term. </p>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/globalisation/ecuador_s_politics_of_expectation" class="read-more" title="Read the rest of this posting.">Read the rest of this post...</a><p><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/globalisation/ecuador_s_politics_of_expectation">read more</a></p> http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/globalisation/ecuador_s_politics_of_expectation#comment Creative Commons normal Guy Hedgecoe politics of protest Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:15:31 +0000 35717 at http://www.opendemocracy.net