Unprecedented: Ecuador’s Correa on a month’s leave to campaign for re-election

Thursday, January 3rd 2013 - 20:18 UTC

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Ecuador's Congress voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to grant President Rafael Correa a month-long leave of absence while he campaigns to be the first Ecuadorean leader in more than a century to hold the presidency for more than a single term. Read full article

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reality check
He's bound to win by a landslide. Snr Julian is his campaign manager!
Jan 03rd, 2013 - 08:28 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Shed-time
Is he going to visit Herr Assange in his self-imposed exile?
Jan 03rd, 2013 - 09:02 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Anglotino
Oh God don't remind me of Assange. How embarrassing that he is an Australian.

I'm not sure what is more embarrassing for Assange though, his outright lies about how little the Australian government has done for him, the fact that he avoided going to Sweden but ended up technically in jail anyway, or the fact that Assad of Syria may be joining him as a 'political asylum seeker'.

It just shows the intelligence level of the average wikileaker.... wikileakie.... WTF are his minions called? wikiminions?.... as they can't even look at Correa's track record of repression and restriction of free media.

God forbid Julian cast his eye away from the US for even a second and look at Ecuador, his new home.
Jan 03rd, 2013 - 09:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Shed-time
Supporting political transparency = good idea.
Single-handedly trolling IRL the USA = bad idea
Taking exile in the consulate of a country where the state routinely murders journalists = bad idea.
Considering yourself above the law = bad idea.

It's simple to see where he went wrong really.
Jan 03rd, 2013 - 09:37 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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reality check
Love the bit where he gave a Christmas Eve speech on the balcony on the Embassy (shades of St Peters Square. methinks) and his followers sang, “Oh come let us adore him!” Truly gobsmacking!!!!!
Jan 03rd, 2013 - 09:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Shed-time
@5 I think he thinks he's some kind of techno-jesus and has ascended to techno-heaven playing World of Warcraft at the back of the Ecuadorian Embassy. All he needed was to say 'go now, and make disciples of all nations...' and it would have been eerie.
Jan 03rd, 2013 - 09:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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ProRG_American
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Jan 04th, 2013 - 10:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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British_Kirchnerist
Good move by Correa. Assange meanwhile is, I think, standing for the Australian Senate, hope he gets in =)
Jan 08th, 2013 - 12:36 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Anglotino
Oh British Kirchnerist you are good for a laugh.

Assange may not even be eligible to stand and definitely wouldn't be able to take his oath to the Queen of Australia.

Seems his eligibility may hinge on whether he “is under any acknowledgement of allegiance, obedience or adherence to a foreign power.” So Ecuador may just jeopardise his chances.

http://mashable.com/2012/12/13/assange-australian-senate/

That's what I call poetic justice. LMAO
Jan 08th, 2013 - 09:38 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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