Ecuador’s government has gone through long, tumultuous periods, most recently in the 1990s. The government follows the model of a representative democracy, although the president describes himself as a socialist. Currently, President Rafael Correa’s government has the support of a great number of Ecuadorians, given then economy’s recent growth.
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