Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa may skip 2017 election, with option of later return – Associated Press

Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa is praising loyalists who dominate the national assembly for backing his proposal to amend the constitution so he can’t seek re-election in 2017. But there’s a catch: The legislation cleared Wednesday night by governing bloc legislators would permit indefinite re-election of a later president. So Correa could run again in 2021 and thereafter without restriction. Read more>>