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1、厄瓜多尔总统科雷亚开始第三任期Ecuador'sPresident,RafaelCorrea,hasbeenswornintoofficeforanunprecedentedthirdterminthecapital,Quito.厄瓜多尔总统拉斐尔·科雷亚已在首都基多完成就职仪式，这是该国史无前例的总统第三任期。PresidentCorreapromised"anotherfouryearsofrevolution"onhisre-election Theleft-wingleaderandallyofthelateVenezuelanPresidentHugoChavezhasahighp

2、opularityratingandhispartycontrolsCongress.  MrCorreafirsttookpowerin2007andwillservewhathesaysishislasttermuntil2017.  AnumberofleadersfromtheregionandEuropeattendedtheinauguration. MrCorreawasre-electedinFebruarywithmorethanhalfofthevotes,andrecentpollssuggesthisapprovalratingstandsataround90%. S

3、peakingaftertheceremony,MrCorreasaidhiscountryisgoingthrough"profoundpolitical,socialandeconomicchanges." 'Leavingpoverty' "Between2007and2012,wemanagedtomakemorethanonemillionEcuadoreansleavepovertybehind,"thePresidentsaid. TheceremonywasattendedbyVenezuela'sPresidentNicolasMaduro,thesuccessorofMr

4、Correa'slatefriendandallyHugoChavez.  2AmongotherheadsofstateanddignitariesattheinaugurationwereBolivia'sleader,EvoMorales,andColombia'sJuanManuelSantos.  CorrespondentssayMrCorrea'smainchallengesareattractinginvestmentandboostingtrade. Hiselectionin2006endedalongperiodofpoliticalinstabilityinEcuad

5、or. ButcriticsaccuseMrCorreaofbeingadictatorinthemaking. The50-year-oldUS-trainedeconomisthasbeenaccusedofimplementingpoliciesthathaveservedtostrengthenhisholdonpoweranderodetheinfluenceofpoliticalopponentsandprivatemedia. Buthisso-called"citizens'revolution"hasmadehimpopularwithmanyordinaryEcuador

6、eansandhaswonhimfriendsamongotherLatinAmericanleft-wingleaders. Since2007,MrCorreahasre-writtenthecountry'sconstitution:amovethatallowedhimtorunfor,andwin,anewtermin2009.2