Ecuadorians Reject Neoliberalism in Presidential Race

FEATURING WILLIAM BLACK – Ecuadoreans have chosen continuity of a left-leaning government over a neo-liberal agenda in recent Presidential elections. Former Vice President under Rafael Correa, Lenin Moreno, was elected by 51% beating conservative banker Guillermo Lasso.

Lasso’s supporters have taken to the streets for several nights of protest, alleging election fraud. Ecuador’s election results have upended a recent rightward shift in Latin America.

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William Black, Associate Professor of Economics and Law at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, white-collar criminologist, former financial regulator, and author of “The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One”.