A woman votes at a polling station in Quito, Ecuador, on Feb. 17.
Ecuadorians began voting on Sunday
in national elections in which President Rafael Correa is the overwhelming
favorite. But what's the future hold of socialist populism in Latin America? Here, Alvaro Vargas LLosa argues that Hugo Chávez's eventual death will leave a massive hole in the continent's leftist leadership, while this post by Eurasia Group's Risa Grais-Targow argues that Correa has the charisma to lead, but lacks the resources.
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