Ecuador's new president Lenin Moreno took office today,tasked with steering a flagship of the Latin American left through troubled economic and political waters. Moreno beat his conservative rival, ex-banker Guillermo Lasso, by 2.3 per cent in April's runoff vote.<br/>'<br/>Congress swore in 64-year old Moreno as the quieter successor to one of the feistiest personalities in Latin American politics: Rafael Correa.<br/><br/>Moreno is the first wheelchair-user to become Ecuador's leader, and one of few such leaders in the world ever to serve as president. His legs have been paralyzed since he was shot during a robbery in 1998. <br/><br/>He went on to lead a task force on disability rights as vice-president in Correa's government. That earned him a nomination for a Nobel Peace Prize in 2012.<br/>'<br/>President for a decade, Correa, 54, is one of a generation of colorful leftist leaders who governed the mineral-rich region over recent decades.<br/><br/>Unlike his allies in Brazil, Argentina and Peru, his side has managed to stay in office, winning re-election this year.'