Ecuador's Correa lashes out at successor over budget cuts

[Zorro]

The planned sale of a presidential jet in Ecuador has reignited a spat between the nation’s leader and his predecessor, political allies just months ago.

Former President Rafael Correa lashed out at Lenin Moreno on Tuesday after his hand-picked successor said he would sell one of two presidential jets, luxury cars and other government assets to help close a gaping hole in the OPEC nation’s budget.

Correa said from semi-retirement in Europe that the symbolic belt-tightening was an act of “demagoguery and incompetence.” He added that the only luxury car he remembered in his decade-long government was one used by Moreno when Moreno was his vice president.

Moreno took office in May and has increasingly distanced himself from Correa amid a battle for power within their ruling leftist coalition.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/ecuadors-correa-lashes-out-at-successor-over-budget-cuts/2017/08/08/56377204-7c6e-11e7-b2b1-aeba62854dfa_story.html

Correa won't let go.

[Bacchus4.0]

1. He is living in Belgium now with his wife. The VP is the same as with Correa

He isn't well liked in Ecuador.