Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno late Monday said he moved the administrative center of his government away from the nation’s capital, as riots and protests against the ending of a fuel subsidy rocked the South American country for a fourth day. The armed forces continued to back Mr. Moreno as he faces his toughest challenge since taking office in 2017. In a televised address less than four minutes long, flanked by the military’s top brass, he promised he wouldn’t renege on his decision last week to scrap a four-decade fuel...

Source: Wall Street Journal October 08, 2019 07:52 UTC