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Correa sworn in as president; calls for referendum
for Constituent Assembly
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Its purpose: to reform institutions and national
life. Expresses deep commitment to Latin American
integration
BY ELSA CLARO AND JOSE MANUEL CORREA (PHOTO) –
Granma daily special correspondents –
 QUITO,
Jan. 15.— At his investiture ceremony, attended by
12 heads of state, six vice presidents and a prince,
President Rafael Correa said that “the peoples will
not forgive us if we do not achieve progress on the
integration of Our America, to use Martí’s essential
concept. Because of that history of shared dreams,
the Ecuadorian government expresses to its brothers
and sisters its profound commitment to the
integration of our peoples.”
The new president affirmed that
“the main axis of that citizens’ revolution is a
constitutional revolution.”
“The mandate of the citizens was
clear: we want a deep-going transformation, our
ruling classes have failed, and we want a democracy
in which we are heard, in which our representatives
understand that they are our leaders, and that we
citizens are their constituents.”
Translated by Granma
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