Citizen Revolution Movement

The Citizen Revolution Movement (Spanish: Movimiento Revolución Ciudadana) is a left-wing political party in Ecuador formed by supporters of former President Rafael Correa the distancing from Correa's former PAIS Alliance party during the presidency of Lenin Moreno. The party takes its name from the term used to refer to the project of building a socialist society in Ecuador.[3]

Citizen Revolution Movement

Movimiento Revolución Ciudadana
LeaderRafael Correa[1]
ChairpersonGabriela Rivadeneira[2]
Founded2018
Split fromPAIS Alliance
HeadquartersQuito
IdeologySocialism of the 21st century
Left-wing nationalism
Left-wing populism
Correism
Political positionLeft-wing
National affiliationNational Agreement Movement
Seats in the National Assembly
29 / 137
Website
https://revolucionciudadana.net/

History

The party has its origins in early January 2018, as former Ecuadorian President and PAIS leader Rafael Correa left the ruling party over disagreement with the new direction of the party under Lenín Moreno. The party was formed by Correa and a large faction of left-wing PAIS defectors shortly after Correa left PAIS.[4][5][6][7]

The party faced difficulties in obtaining official registration, as Ecuador's electoral authorities refused to register the party and give it access to the signature collection system, as they stated the party was using the symbols and slogans of the PAIS Alliance.[8][9] The movement's leaders then attempted to register the party under the name "Revolutionary Alfarist Movement", named after former Ecuadorian President Eloy Alfaro,[10] but this was also rejected by Ecuador's electoral authorities. The party's authorities blamed "political direction" by Lenín Moreno's government for these refusals, accusing them of seeking to "prevent the political participation" of the movement and its members.[2]

Logo used by Rafael Correa's Citizens' Revolution, the titular movement which inspired the creation of the party.

References
  1. "Ex-Ecuador leader Rafael Correa leaves leftist ruling party". Apnews.com. January 16, 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  2. mundo, El Telégrafo-Noticias del Ecuador y del (2018-04-05). "CNE niega la entrega de claves al movimiento Revolución Alfarista". El Telégrafo - Noticias del Ecuador y del mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  3. "Elected Left, Governing Right". Nacla.org. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  4. "Ex-Ecuador leader Rafael Correa leaves leftist ruling party". AP NEWS. 2018-01-16. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  5. "Ecuador 's Fractured Political Environment and Electoral Governance Challenges | Democracy Speaks". www.democracyspeaks.org. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  6. Wolff, Jonas (August 2018). "Ecuador after Correa: The Struggle over the "Citizens' Revolution"". Revista de ciencia política (Santiago). 38 (2): 281–302. doi:10.4067/s0718-090x2018000200281. ISSN 0718-090X.
  7. "Ecuador - Government". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  8. "Correa and his supporters officially break from AP". country.eiu.com. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  9. mundo, El Telégrafo-Noticias del Ecuador y del (2018-01-17). "CNE niega inscripción del Partido Revolución Ciudadana". El Telégrafo - Noticias del Ecuador y del mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  10. Redacción (2018-02-24). "Revolución Ciudadana ahora se llamara Movimiento Revolución Alfarista". República del Banano (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-11-09.
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