Ex-president Correa aims to 'rebuild' Ecuador if his party succeeds in snap election

FILE PHOTO: Ecuador's former President Rafael Correa attends a government event, in Caracas, Venezuela March 9, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

(Reuters) - Ecuadorean former President Rafael Correa told Reuters on Friday that his party would rebuild the country and tackle law and order issues if successful in a snap election this year, adding that he hoped to get at least 50 seats in the National Assembly.

Elections could take place as early as Aug. 20 after President Guillermo Lasso, a conservative former banker, dissolved the National Assembly by decree on Wednesday to head off an attempt by opposition politicians to impeach him.