Ecuador’s Moreno Faces Ruling Party Split
- Move isolates Correa holdover Glas as ruling party fractures
- President Moreno’s popularity, bonds gain on break with past
Lenin Moreno
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Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno’s bid to chart his own path following Rafael Correa’s decade in power gained traction Thursday as he stripped his vice president and Correa-loyalist, Jorge Glas, of his duties a day after Glas accused him of betraying the ruling party
In an executive decree, Moreno said Glas had "failed to duly understand" that loyalty and commitment to the administration included "serving the fatherland by unifying efforts.” The vice president’s duties had included overseeing reconstruction efforts in provinces devastated by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake last year and areas related to industrial output.