Ecuador President Calls for Resistance to 'Violent Minorities'
Ecuador President Calls for Resistance to 'Violent Minorities'
Published 14 September 2015 (2 hours 16 minutes ago)
President Rafael Correa called on citizens to exercise their right to resistance on Twitter Monday, urging them to speak out against “extremely violent minorities,” referring to the mobilizations called for this week by opposition factions.
“This week, the same people as usual, will be back with their meetings, marches and strikes. This is their way of life, while we are working hard, for the love of our country,” said Correa.
Last June, right-wing opposition demonstrators began holding regular protests, mainly in the country's two largest cities, Quito and Guayaquil. They were later joined by some opposition Indigenous factions, calling for changes to land and water laws.
The protests were originally called in response to two bills presented by President Rafael Correa aimed at addressing inequality in the country. The bills would see the wealthy and upper middle classes paying higher taxes on inheritances and capital gains. However, many protesters also openly start calling for the ousting of the democratically elected government of President Correa, who was elected in a landslide victory in 2013 with 57 percent of the vote.
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