Citizen Revolution Movement
Citizen Revolution Movement Movimiento Revolución Ciudadana | |
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| File:Movimiento revolucion ciudadana.png | |
| Abbreviation | RC |
| Leader | Rafael Correa[1] |
| President | Marcela Aguiñaga |
| General Secretary | David Villamar |
| Founder | Iván Espinel |
| Founded | 2010 (historical) August 2021 (modern) |
| Registered | 18 August 2016 |
| Split from | PAIS Alliance |
| Headquarters | Quito |
| Youth wing | Frente de Jóvenes de la RC |
| Membership (2016) | 174,700 |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| National affiliation | Union for Hope |
| Colors | Cyan White Red |
| Seats in the National Assembly | 47 / 137 |
| Provincial Prefects | 2 / 137 |
| Mayors | 0 / 221 |
| Website | |
| https://revolucionciudadana.net/ | |
The Citizen Revolution Movement (Template:Lang-es) is a left-wing political party in Ecuador formed by supporters of former President Rafael Correa who distanced themselves from Correa's former PAIS Alliance party during the presidency of Lenín Moreno. The party takes its name from the term used to refer to the project of building a socialist society.[2]
History
The party has its origins in early January 2018, as former Ecuadorian President and PAIS leader Rafael Correa left the ruling party over disagreement with the new direction of the party under Lenín Moreno. The party was formed by Correa and a large faction of left-wing PAIS defectors shortly after Correa left PAIS.[3][4][5][6]
The party faced difficulties in obtaining official registration, as Ecuador's electoral authorities refused to register the party and give it access to the signature collection system, as they stated the party was using the symbols and slogans of the PAIS Alliance.[7][8] The movement's leaders then attempted to register the party under the name "Revolutionary Alfarist Movement", named after former Ecuadorian President Eloy Alfaro,[9] but this was also rejected by Ecuador's electoral authorities. The party's authorities blamed "political direction" by Lenín Moreno's government for these refusals, accusing them of seeking to "prevent the political participation" of the movement and its members.[10]
The 11 April 2021 presidential election run-off vote ended in a win for conservative former banker, Guillermo Lasso, taking 52.4% of the vote compared to 47.6% of the candidate of Citizen Revolution Movement, left-wing economist Andrés Arauz, supported by exiled former president, Rafael Correa.[11]
References
- ^ "Ex-Ecuador leader Rafael Correa leaves leftist ruling party". Apnews.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Elected Left, Governing Right". Nacla.org. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Ex-Ecuador leader Rafael Correa leaves leftist ruling party". AP NEWS. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ "Ecuador 's Fractured Political Environment and Electoral Governance Challenges | Democracy Speaks". www.democracyspeaks.org. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ Wolff, Jonas (August 2018). "Ecuador after Correa: The Struggle over the "Citizens' Revolution"". Revista de ciencia política (Santiago). 38 (2): 281–302. doi:10.4067/s0718-090x2018000200281. ISSN 0718-090X.
- ^ "Ecuador - Government". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ "Correa and his supporters officially break from AP". country.eiu.com. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ mundo, El Telégrafo-Noticias del Ecuador y del (17 January 2018). "CNE niega inscripción del Partido Revolución Ciudadana". El Telégrafo - Noticias del Ecuador y del mundo (in European Spanish). Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ Redacción (24 February 2018). "Revolución Ciudadana ahora se llamara Movimiento Revolución Alfarista". República del Banano (in European Spanish). Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ mundo, El Telégrafo-Noticias del Ecuador y del (5 April 2018). "CNE niega la entrega de claves al movimiento Revolución Alfarista". El Telégrafo - Noticias del Ecuador y del mundo (in European Spanish). Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ "Guillermo Lasso: Conservative ex-banker elected Ecuador president". BBC News. 12 April 2021.
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