After two intense weeks of demonstrations, the spirit of the thousands of indigenous people remains “in the fight” against the Government of Ecuador, inflamed by the deaths of demonstrators recorded in recent days.
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From practically every corner of the country they arrived in Quito a week ago to make themselves felt more forcefully in the capital, which received them with tear gas, the same people who have breathed almost daily in long and tense days of arm wrestling with the security forces. and little and uncomfortable rest.
“We are not going to leave here without a response,” the vice president of the Confederation of Peoples of the Kichwa Nationality of Ecuador (Ecuarunari), Nayra Chalán, one of the spokespersons for the indigenous movement in the framework of the protests, told Efe.
conciliation attempt
The slogan among the indigenous leaders is clear: do not waver until you see the 10 points of your list of demands fulfilledwhich range from measures to alleviate the economies of the most humble households to others that collide directly with the policy of the Government of Guillermo Lasso, which relented on Saturday night by repealing the state of emergency due to serious internal commotion, decreed in six of the 24 provinces of the country.
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With this decision, the Government “ratifies the willingness to guarantee the generation of spaces for peace in which Ecuadorians can gradually resume their activities,” according to a statement from the Presidency.
Ecuadorian protesters against the government of Guillermo Lasso.
Despite Lasso’s attempt to reach an agreement, the protesters continue in the streets. In Quito, hundreds gathered this weekend outside the National Assembly that continued yesterday with the debate on the impeachment of the president, which requires 92 votes out of 137 to proceed with the motion.
Pope’s Request
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Given the growing wave of violence between protesters and the public force during the past week, Pope Francis called for “dialogue” and “social peace” in Ecuador at the end of the Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican.
The 85-year-old Supreme Pontiff urged in particular “to pay attention to marginalized populations and the poorest, but always respecting the rights of all and the country’s institutions.”
“I ask all parties to abandon violence and extreme positions,” he urged.
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*With information from AFP and Efe
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