President Lenín Moreno distanced himself yet further from his predecessor Rafael Correa (2007-2017) this week by reaching out to Jaime Nebot, the mayor of Guayaquil. Nebot was Correa’s staunchest political foe during his decade in the presidency. Moreno attended the 482nd anniversary of the foundation of Ecuador’s largest city on 25 July, an event customarily skipped by Correa to avoid Nebot. Moreno specifically thanked Nebot for welcoming his national dialogue initiative. But Moreno’s efforts to reduce political polarisation in Ecuador could founder on the opposition’s determination to pursue his vice president, Jorge Glas, for corruption.End of preview - This article contains approximately 677 words.
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