Who Is Andrés Arauz, Rafael Correa’s Pick to Lead Ecuador?
By
Brendan O’Boyle
The former president's protegé could be the youngest president ever if elected.
When former President Rafael Correa named economist Andrés Arauz as his chosen candidate in Ecuador’s upcoming presidential election, even close followers of the country's politics were caught off-guard “I had to look up who Mr Arauz was,” said Augusto de la Torre, a former governor of Ecuador’s central bank “It was a surprise,” echoed Angélica Abad Cisneros, a political analyst and professor at the University of Cuenca “He’s an unknown candidate” At just 35, Arauz would be Ecuador’s youngest president ever if elected next February His quick rise to Correa’s...
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