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Ecuadorian President
Congratulated On
Re-election
Quito - Incumbent
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa received
congratulations from the country's Latin
American neighbors after his triumph in
Sunday's general elections was ratified on
Monday by the Electoral National Council.
Correa won 51.72 percent of the vote,
becoming the first Ecuadorian president to
win outright in the first round of the
elections. His new four-year term will end
in 2013.
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega extended
his congratulations by phone on Monday to
Correa in name of the Nicaraguan people,
said Ortega's spokeswoman.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
congratulated Correa on the "overwhelming
and historical victory" and said he will
visit Quito in May.
The Venezuelan president's office said in a
statement that Chavez made a phone call to
Correa as early as Sunday night when
Correa's victory was confirmed.
The Colombian Foreign Ministry said in a
communique that the Colombian government
"salutes the triumph of Rafael Correa" and
congratulates "the brother people of Ecuador
for the democratic day on Sunday."
The Costa Rican government said it gives its
warmest congratulations to President Correa
and the Ecuadorian people, and expressed its
respect to the contenders in the general
elections for their contribution in this way
to the consolidation of democracy in
Ecuador.
In his message of greetings, Bolivian
President Evo Morales said the process of
change in Latin America is in progress, and
called for the protection of the democratic
development from "the aggressions of some
small groups."
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