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...Supporters of Mr Correa have accused Lucio Gutiérrez, the former Ecuadorean president, of orchestrating a coup. Mr Gutiérrez, who was in Brasília as the action unfolded, has denied this....
...Opposition leader and former president Lucio Gutiérrez, who was himself deposed by a coup, was in Brasília during the revolt and denies the accusation....
...According to the latest polls, Mr Correa’s support is hovering above 50 per cent, which would secure him victory over Lucio Gutierrez, former president, and Alvaro Noboa, banana mogul, in the elections,...
...Ramiro Crespo, president of Analytica Securities in Quito, said Mr Correa had proven himself “more adept at politics than at economics”....
...In Pichincha province, which includes the capital Quito, Ramiro González, the prefect, has called for an indefinite general strike to begin on April 12, with the aim of ousting Mr Gutiérrez....
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