Quotes of Rafael Correa, after the triumph

Expreso Newspaper on its website contains some expressions of Rafael Correa, who won yesterday’s elections. Here we reproduce some:

Correa gave a speech at the balcony of the Carondelet Palace.

• “Thanks to our migrants, who had to leave for the bank holiday”
• “I want to tell everyone here that bank-cracy shall not rule and that we can make mistakes, but we do not want to fail you”
• “The bank bailout is a true reflection of who ruled in Ecuador, the power of always”
• “We must continue to prioritize the social debt payments on external debt, work effectively to reduce poverty in Ecuador”
• “We want an honest and responsible press, never with prior censorship to further liability if, for a good democracy”
• “Latin American integration is a necessity for survival, to address transnational capital”
• “We’re not going to mortgage the country for foreign investment”
• “They talk about judicial independence and what more they (the press) do is interfering with it. Declare innocent or guilty with headlines”
• “There is a fundamental problem with the press: it keeps hurting, misinform, manipulates, because invents what is best”
• “We expect the speedy recovery of Chavez. Greetings to his family. I admire him greatly for having worked for Venezuela.”