Indeed , the U.S.-trained economist has created his own `` Citizens ' Revolution , '' a socialist-oriented economic program with some similarities to what Chavez has done in Venezuela . Ecuadorians will go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president . The election is being held in an atmosphere of uncertainty and fear after President Rafael Correa was forced from office last month by street protests over his handling of the country's economic crisis. Correa 's leftist policies make him popular at home .
Ecuadorians will go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president . The election is being held in an atmosphere of uncertainty and fear after President Rafael Correa was forced from office last month by street protests over his handling of the country's economic crisis. Correa 's leftist policies make him popular at home .