Ecuador vote results will create problems for Lasso

Significance

The ‘Correista’ (pro-Correa) Revolucion Ciudadana (Citizen Revolution, RC) won landmark victories in Quito and Guayaquil and is now the most powerful electoral force in Ecuadoran politics.

Impacts

• Faith in Lasso’s ability to deliver on liberal economic reforms will be further dented by this week’s results.
• The results will give Correista politics a platform on which to contest the presidency in 2025 and facilitate Correa’s return to Ecuador.
• The referendum results will frustrate foreign governments that backed proposals to facilitate criminal extraditions from Ecuador.