"Yes, minister Armando Rodas has resigned his post," a high ranking economy ministry official, who asked not to be named, told Reuters.
Another ministry source said the resignation of Rodas, who took office in July, followed disagreements with Palacio over the economic plan before he leaves office in January.
Ecuadoreans will choose their next president in a Nov. 26 run-off between leftist Rafael Correa and conservative Alvaro Noboa after a tight Sunday election.
Rodas was the country's fourth economy minister since Palacio came to power on April of last year after his predecessor Lucio Gutierrez was toppled by popular turmoil.
Rodas was the author of a bill to create a special trust fund for revenues from the oil fields once operated by U.S.-based Occidental Petroleum Corp.
The fund, which
From Reuters.
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