Nothing epitomizes more this spirit than the speech delivered by Rafael Correa in his inauguration ceremony.
The referendum is Mr Correa's fourth straight victory at the polls in the past two years.
President Rafael Correa was re-elected for a third term with nearly 60% of the vote.
Mr Correa's nominees seem sure to form a majority on a powerful new Constitutional Court.
In Ecuador, the government of Rafael Correa has increased its grip on the media.
Mr Correa's supporters included in the new constitution a measure to ban banks from owning media.
As the case has unfolded, Correa has been very outspoken about his desired outcome.
Leftist President Rafael Correa has made no secret of his support for the case.
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Uribe offered to travel to Quito to meet with Correa and was refused, as well.
The Correa administration routinely threatens judges who rule counter to its will, the judge said.
Meantime, Correa has boosted subsidies for gasoline and flour and for army and police pension funds.
In 2007, however, Ecuador elected as president Rafael Correa, who has publicly supported the plaintiffs' cause.
Whether or not Mr Correa's cure will be worse than the disease should soon become clearer.
Assange began the interview by asking Correa what he thinks of the United States.
Correa sarcastically suggested that he should be able to keep a base in Miami.
Voters such as Fabian Garzon, a 48-year-old messenger and cleaner, credit Correa with improving their lives.
Among voters casting their ballot for Correa in Quito was a grateful Jomaira Espinosa, 18.
In his campaign Mr Correa promised to divert money from debt payments to social programmes.
In essence, Correa is positioning himself as the successor to Chavez in the international arena.
President Correa, a strategic ally of Hugo Chavez, was reported having been kidnapped by the police.
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Mr Correa argues that the private media are controlled by businessmen intent on undermining his government.
"Raquel Alatorre Correa will finish her sentence on 24 August, 2042, " said the judge.
Bolivia is soon to join and Ecuador, under newly elected Rafael Correa, is now a candidate.
Mr. Correa might find it difficult to achieve consensus to push forward the reforms he seeks.
However, the question is whether Ecuador under Correa's leadership is still a full fledged democracy.
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Last week, Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa ordered US customs attache Armando Astorga to leave on similar charges.
But Ecuador's President Rafael Correa says the mine will fund development and has rallied crowds of supporters.
This has enabled Mr. Correa to win a majority in the constituent assembly which approved the constitution.
Pedro Menezes de Correa's Trilhas do Rio is another good out-of-print book on hiking in the Tijuca Forest and beyond.
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