Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso announced a state of emergency in three of the country’s provinces, including the capital Quito, following violence during indigenous protests against fuel prices. “I am committed to defending our capital and the country. This forces me to declare a state of emergency in Pichincha, Imbabura and Cotopaxi from midnight today, ”he said in a televised speech.
The indigenous leader Leonidas Iza, the main promoter of the protests against the Government of Ecuador, threatened this Friday to go to “another level”, if the Government does not respond to ten demands to overcome the economic crisis. “If the national government does not create the conditions to give these answers, we do feel that we can go to another level,” warned the president of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie), in an interview with the Efe newspaper. agency.
Leonidas Iza responded in this way to the president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, who on Thursday said that he saw no reason for the indigenous protests and compared the current situation with that of October 2019, when there was a similar mobilization demanding repeal. of a decree that eliminates gasoline subsidies.
The increase in fuel prices and the price of basic necessities are some of the complaints contained in the document with the ten requirements of Conaie.
The indigenous leader also blamed the current president for the impositions of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), such as labor flexibility and the elimination of subsidies.
Source: Observadora
