The Ecuadorian people has said NO to the right-wing presidential candidate Álvaro Noboa who self-proclaimed being “sent by God” and tried to buy his victory with chicken, pots and pans, money and false promises. The fascist danger that Noboa represented is now thought by most to be a nightmare of the past. The proposals of a Free Trade Agreement with the US, involvement in Plan Colombia, and the absurd elimination of income tax received their deserved rejection by the majority of the Ecuadorian people.

Rafael Correa promised a referendum to call for a Constitutional Assembly in order to restructure the political system by rewriting the country's Constitution. It is now the task of all political and social movements – students, indigenous, workers, farmers, and everyone else – to closely monitor the processes that the new government will start. Correa and the political proposal of Alianza País has our conditional and vigilant support, but this is not a blank cheque. The power of the oligarchy still continues intact, exploitation, injustice, poverty, unemployment and discrimination characterize the national reality and it won't be easy to change this overnight. However, we demand that Correa fulfills his promises and it will be ourselves who will push for a great national minga (collective effort) creating a Bolivarian project of Latin American integration and 21st century socialism!

For now we are celebrating the triumph of the people!

(translated from  http://ecuador.indymedia.org)