Mayor of Quito Santiago Guarderas, asked Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso this Wednesday to declare a state of emergency in the country’s capital in the face of protests from indigenous organizations. For two weeks, the mobilizations shocked the nation and brought economic problems.
“This week, through various media and social networks, we recorded acts of barbarism in the city, during which certain aggressive groups attack citizens with stones and sticks, set fire to property, block roads, puncture and burn tires. and damage public and private property, causing terror and panic among citizens,” the mayor said in a statement.
kindergartens He also warned that new calls for associations and social movements are being added to the “mass uprising” and that they are being used by “criminals” who are looking for nothing but “violence and chaos” in Ecuador. Also the mayor Quito He pointed out that they threaten the lives of citizens, endangering the provision of public services.
Despite this, a senior local official noted that Quitoto date, it has been possible to “maintain active” essential services by deploying the entire operational contingent so that the capital is not paralyzed.
However, Guarderas demanded lasso tighten security on the streets of Quito and that “all the personnel and resources of the state forces protect the city”, even if this requires a state of emergency in the capital.
Ecuador plunged into a national strike called Confederation of Indigenous Peoples (CONAIE) and other public organizations because of the high cost of living. As part of the protests, the death of at least five people has already been confirmed.
President and CONAY they reached a point of understanding to negotiate that; however, Lasso chose to break due to the death of a soldier in an attack that wounded ten agents.
Ecuadorian president saved from resignation by parliament
Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso, a conservative, was saved from dismissal by the National Assembly (Parliament) on Tuesday when a proposal to remove him from power, put forward by the opposition parliamentary group Union for Hope (Unes), was not accepted. flourish associated with former President Rafael Correa.
The initiative to remove Lasso fell short of its goal by 12 votes, as it required a positive vote of two-thirds of Parliament, equivalent to 92 out of 137 members of the assembly, but the result was a final vote of 80 votes in favor to 48 against. and 9 abstentions.
(According to Europe Press)
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