QUITO, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa Thursday ruled out the possibility of running for presidency again when he completes his third term in 2017.
Correa made the statement Thursday in a television interview a day before he swears in at the National Assembly for his third term.
When asked about the possibility that his political movement Alianza PAIS might not have a heavyweight to ensure a presidential victory in the next election, Correa said, "We have done so much over the past ten years and prepared many young people. Anyway, I will not show (for the next election)."
Correa, in power since 2007 and re-elected in April 2009, won Feb. 17 elections again with more than 57 percent votes in his favor to govern Ecuador for another four years.
During his six-year rule, a new constitution was adopted in 2008 and "citizen revolution" has been launched, aiming at reducing poverty and improving education and health care.
Correa's rule ended a decade of political instability in Ecuador, and he has managed to maintain a high level of popularity as shown in a recent poll by the Mexican polling agency "Mitofsky Consultation", garnering the highest approval rate of 90 percent among 19 leaders of Latin America and the Caribbean.
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