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Rafael Correa: “Lenín Moreno is the biggest faker of our era”

2019-10-09T00:35:20.156Z


Rafael Correa responded to Lenín Moreno's accusations and criticized the economic and political measures of the Ecuadorian government. He also referred to Mauricio Macri. This is the highlight of the e ...


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(CNN Spanish) - On Tuesday the president of Ecuador, Lenín Moreno, blamed - without evidence - the former president Rafael Correa and the questioned president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, for carrying out a destabilization plan in Ecuador. The response, both from Correa and Maduro, was not long in coming. Correa in an interview at CNN spoke about the current president of the country Lenín Moreno and criticized his measures. "He was always a puppet since he took over the government," he said in Perspectives from Buenos Aires.

"They are the coup plotters ... We want you to anticipate elections"

While the demonstrations continue on the streets, the crisis in Ecuador remains unresolved and President Lenín Moreno moved the government headquarters to Guayaquil. The protests began as a result of economic measures announced by the president.

"We want him to anticipate elections," Correa told Juan Pablo Varsky. "There is a constitutional and democratic way out, and that is what we are asking for," he added.

Days of tension

Protesters continue to focus on various points in Quito, and say that this Wednesday they would add up to 20,000 participants. So far, almost 700 people have been arrested so far from the protests while President Lenin Moreno decreed a curfew throughout the country for which the right and freedom of association for all Ecuadorians is suspended between the eight of the night until five in the morning, local time, from Monday to Sunday while the decree rules.

President Moreno said that “what has happened these days in Ecuador is not a social manifestation of discontent and protest against a government decision, no. The looting, vandalism and violence show that here there is an organized political intention to destabilize the government and break the constituted order, break the democratic order, ”Moreno said Monday during a national televised speech from Guayaquil.

"In the images it is clear that the most violent, those who act with the sole intention of assaulting, harming, are paid and organized external individuals," said Moreno. “Maduro's satrap has activated his destabilization plan along with Correa. It is the corrupt who have felt the steps of justice closing them to respond; they are the ones behind this coup attempt and are using and instrumentalizing some indigenous sectors; taking advantage of its mobilization to loot and destroy in its path ”.

Strong protests broke out across the country on Monday when indigenous groups and unions continued to challenge the executive order of President Moreno's government to raise government fuel subsidies, a measure that has unleashed the anger of members of the transport union They have asked for a national action.

On Tuesday, Correa posted a video on his social networks criticizing the economic decisions announced by President Lenin Moreno that unleashed discontent among some sectors of the country.

“There was never a need for a pack. The price of oil has not fallen. There has been no natural disaster. Any. It is pure corruption and ineptitude, ”said Correa.

“Mauricio Macri failed”

Correa criticized the management of Mauricio Macri, president of Argentina. "Macri arrived with a right-wing program and that is what has failed," he said. In addition, he referred to the triumph of opposition candidate Alberto Fernández in the primary elections. “I knew that our people were going to react, I didn't know what they were going to do with such forcefulness,” said the ex-president.

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Source: cnnespanol

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