Ecuador Votes as Latin America’s Left Sags, a Generation of Icons Gone<br />Mr. Correa has said he will move to Belgium after his term ends, but some argue<br />that if the left remains in power, Mr. Correa will try to influence politics from behind the scenes.<br />In a response to written questions, Mr. Moreno said<br />that despite the collapse of oil prices, Mr. Correa had avoided cutting social programs and gas subsidies used by the poor.<br />Mr. Correa said that What a government should do is facilitate entrepreneurship,<br />QUITO, Ecuador — For most of Luis García’s adult life, a single name dominated the politics of this<br />tiny Andean country: Rafael Correa, the leftist leader of Ecuador’s so-called citizens’ revolution.<br />that These are not isolated events; it is a great reversal,<br />Mr. Robalino said Ecuador’s next president, regardless of political affiliation, would need to take a tougher line on spending, reduce the number of government workers<br />and cut subsidies like the ones used to reduce gas prices for all Ecuadoreans.<br />" he said, but added that it was not clear what would replace it. that The hegemony of the left has ended,
