Dale Presidente!
So Correa won the presidency. I think. No one can really tell me for sure. The other guy, Noboa, insists that he won, but it kind of seems like he wouldn´t no the difference if he won or didn´t win. This year marks Noboa´s third defeat in the electoral campaign, but there is nothing that helps shake off a tough loss like being worth 1 billion dollars in Ecuador. I am sure he will be all right.
Anyway watching the elections was bizarre. During one program the newscasters announced the winner according to other media organizations from other countries. Apparently Ecuador is the last country to know who its own president is. Correa is set to take power in January. So far there has been no fall out, most of my Ecuadorian friends assure me that he is not the second coming of Chavez, and a lot of people in this country really love him. Thus the honking horns. In Ecuador the qunitissential celebratory action is honking your car horn. In fact, the celebration was so rampant on Sunday night that our school´s janitor decided to not show up for school in the morning because he was ¨sick.¨Yes some excuses do exist wherever you go. Have I mentioned yet that the Ecuadorian word for ¨hungover¨is ¨chuchakis?¨The point is that Ecuadorians love Correa so much that they spent all night clinking glasses and even decided that showing up to work should be optional.
Who knows what the future will hold for Ecuador with Correa at the helm. My personal opinion is that he seems to know what he is talking about when you hear him speak, but he spends a good portion of his free time sunbathing. It will certainly be interesting to see how his time progresses. Once I finsish the history book I am currently reading, I will be able to provide some deeper insights into Ecuadorian politics. I just finished the chapter on a ex presidential gent named Buccaram. Some highlights:
1) Nicknamed ¨El Loco.¨
2) Took a conservative woman as his vice president to balance his campaign´s political bias. Also felt the need to lift up said vice president´s skirt to show off her legs during public appearances.
3) Botched his presidency so bad that the entire population of Ecuador went on strike to march on Quito and demand his resignation.
4) Embezzled ridiculous amounts of money by overpaying his family member government staff.
5) Believed privitization was the key to turning Ecuador´s fortune around-a facet of his beliefs completely absent from his original campaign
Anyway watching the elections was bizarre. During one program the newscasters announced the winner according to other media organizations from other countries. Apparently Ecuador is the last country to know who its own president is. Correa is set to take power in January. So far there has been no fall out, most of my Ecuadorian friends assure me that he is not the second coming of Chavez, and a lot of people in this country really love him. Thus the honking horns. In Ecuador the qunitissential celebratory action is honking your car horn. In fact, the celebration was so rampant on Sunday night that our school´s janitor decided to not show up for school in the morning because he was ¨sick.¨Yes some excuses do exist wherever you go. Have I mentioned yet that the Ecuadorian word for ¨hungover¨is ¨chuchakis?¨The point is that Ecuadorians love Correa so much that they spent all night clinking glasses and even decided that showing up to work should be optional.
Who knows what the future will hold for Ecuador with Correa at the helm. My personal opinion is that he seems to know what he is talking about when you hear him speak, but he spends a good portion of his free time sunbathing. It will certainly be interesting to see how his time progresses. Once I finsish the history book I am currently reading, I will be able to provide some deeper insights into Ecuadorian politics. I just finished the chapter on a ex presidential gent named Buccaram. Some highlights:
1) Nicknamed ¨El Loco.¨
2) Took a conservative woman as his vice president to balance his campaign´s political bias. Also felt the need to lift up said vice president´s skirt to show off her legs during public appearances.
3) Botched his presidency so bad that the entire population of Ecuador went on strike to march on Quito and demand his resignation.
4) Embezzled ridiculous amounts of money by overpaying his family member government staff.
5) Believed privitization was the key to turning Ecuador´s fortune around-a facet of his beliefs completely absent from his original campaign
posted by ecuadortraveler at 11:57 AM
1 Comments:
Might as well be. I have never seen someone with a more bright red face before.
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