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After Correa, Ecuador's Moreno Is Struggling to Offer His Own Vision

By Oliver Stuenkel

Nearing the midpoint of his presidency, Lenín Moreno is overseeing a soft landing after the excesses of his predecessor.

Last week, nearing the completion of his second year as Ecuador’s president, Lenín Moreno used the announcement of a $4.2 billion IMF deal (in addition to a $6 billion package from multilateral lenders, including the World Bank) to proudly emphasize what he considered the greatest achievement of his presidency to date: “Thanks to the firm decisions I have made, we are not what Venezuela is today … We have recovered democracy,” Moreno said in a televised address.

Even critical observers are unlikely to contest his assertion. Moreno will rightly be remembered – and lauded – for having...

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