rafael_correa_and_helen_yaffeBuilding socialism for the 21st century in Ecuador

In April 2009, Rafael Correa was elected to his second term as President of Ecuador with 51% of the vote. This gave him a mandate to continue and deepen the programme of reforms and structural changes initiated since he first became president in November 2006. In three years Correa’s government has introduced an unprecedented social and economic programme of reforms – the Citizens’ Revolution – to reverse the poverty and exploitation suffered by the majority of the population in a country which has been ravaged by neo-liberalism. Correa has announced that Ecuador is building socialism for the 21st century and joined the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA).

In late October 2009, he made a brief trip to London, speaking at universities and to over 1,000 Ecuadorians living and working in London, en route to a formal state visit to Russia. RATB activist Helen Yaffe had the privilege of interviewing President Correa during a boat trip on the River Thames and a translation appears here.

PART 1/3 - Presidente de Ecuador, Rafael Correa entrevistado por Helen Yaffe

PART 2/3 - Presidente de Ecuador, Rafael Correa entrevistado por Helen Yaffe

PART 3/3 - Presidente de Ecuador, Rafael Correa entrevistado por Helen Yaffe