The Citizen Revolution Movement ( es, Movimiento Revolución Ciudadana) is a

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political party in

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

formed by supporters of former President

Rafael Correa Rafael Vicente Correa Delgado (; born 6 April 1963), known as Rafael Correa, is an Ecuadorian politician and economist who served as President of Ecuador from 2007 to 2017. The leader of the PAIS Alliance political movement from its foundation ...

who distanced themselves from Correa's former

PAIS Alliance PAIS Alliance is a centre-left social democratic political party in Ecuador. In 2016, it had 979,691 members. Founded by Rafael Correa in April 2006, the party soon found success amid the "pink tide" period in Latin America. The party's early pe ...

party during the presidency of

Lenín Moreno Lenín Voltaire Moreno Garcés (; born 19 March 1953) is an Ecuadorian politician who served as the 46th president of Ecuador, from 2017 to 2021. Moreno was vice president from 2007 to 2013, serving under President Rafael Correa. He was nomina ...

. The party takes its name from the term used to refer to the project of building a new society.

History

The party has its origins in early January 2018, as former Ecuadorian President and PAIS leader

left the ruling party over disagreement with the new direction of the party under

. The party was formed by Correa and a large faction of left-wing PAIS defectors shortly after Correa left PAIS. 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

. The movement's leaders then attempted to register the party under the name "Revolutionary Alfarist Movement", named after former Ecuadorian President

Eloy Alfaro José Eloy Alfaro Delgado (25 June 1842 – 28 January 1912) often referred to as "The Old Warrior," was an Ecuadorian politician who served as the President of Ecuador from 1895 to 1901 and from 1906 to 1911. Eloy Alfaro emerged as the leader ...

, 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. La revolucion ciudadana Avanza

The 11 April 2021

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run-off vote ended in a win for conservative former banker,

Guillermo Lasso Guillermo Alberto Santiago Lasso Mendoza (; born 16 November 1955) is an Ecuadorian businessman, banker, writer and politician who has served as the 47th president of Ecuador since 24 May 2021. He is the country's first centre-right president i ...

, taking 52.4% of the vote compared to 47.6% of the candidate of Citizen Revolution Movement, left-wing economist

Andrés Arauz Andrés Arauz Galarza (born 6 February 1985) is an Ecuadorian politician and economist. He was a candidate for President in the 2021 election. Background Andrés Arauz started his career as a public servant in 2009 at the Central Bank of Ec ...

, supported by exiled former president, Rafael Correa. In June 2021 it was reported that Arauz had resigned the leadership of the Citizen Revolution movement and he was briefly replaced by Raisa Corral who is a legislator for Manabi. She was succeeded by

Marcela Aguiñaga Marcela Paola Aguiñaga Vallejo (born 25 April 1973) is an Ecuadorian politician. She most recently served as the Second Vice President of the National Assembly (Ecuador), National Assembly of Ecuador. Previously she was the Ecuadorian Minister ...

as president of the Citizen Revolution Movement later in 2021.

References

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* 2018 establishments in Ecuador Left-wing nationalist parties Political parties established in 2018 Political parties in Ecuador Socialist parties in Ecuador Socialism of the 21st century Ecuadorian nationalism {{Ecuador-party-stub