Lenín Moreno explains the transfer of the government from Ecuador to Guayaquil and accuses Correa again

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(CNN Spanish) - The president of Ecuador, Lenín Moreno, is paying a high political price for the credit line of the International Monetary Fund. The cost has virtually paralyzed the country with suspended classes, closed shops and street protests. Fernando del Rincón interviewed the president to know his reaction to the situation in Ecuador.

In Guayaquil, where the president of Ecuador, Lenín Moreno, moved the headquarters of the Government, a march for peace was held on Wednesday. The protesters, many dressed in white as a symbolic gesture, rejected vandalism. Meanwhile, in Quito, there was a march of the indigenous movement and another of workers, and university students in which clashes and police interventions occurred. In an interview with Fernando del Rincón, President Moreno says that so that state officials could move to the Presidential Palace and continue the dialogue, he decided to move the headquarters.

The president denounces that the protests were planned before his electoral triumph and that "evidence abounds" regarding this planning. Moreno also comments on the statements of former President Rafael Correa that he would consider running for the Ecuadorian executive.

"The evidence points to him (Correa) in this process of destabilization," he said. “Let's not forget that former President Correa is a fugitive from justice. Too much damage Correa continues to cause [to be re-elected]. ”

"The groups point to only one objective: to destabilize the Government of Ecuador," he said.

The Government of Ecuador announced preliminary contacts Wednesday with indigenous groups protesting in the streets of the country. However, the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) denied the Government and denied that there is any kind of dialogue with leaders of the movement. During Conclusions, Fernando del Rincón received a statement from indigenous leaders denouncing irregular detentions.

President Moreno reacted to the statements: "The only thing that has been sought is for people to disperse, but there have been acts of vandalism."

In addition, he said, there are several organizations that claim to be indigenous representatives.

“We always treat the natives with love. I have never said an insult, an epithet, about our indigenous brothers, ”said Moreno.

Tension and signaling

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

"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.

The protests

The protests began as a result of economic measures announced by President Moreno.

Strong protests erupted across the country last week when indigenous groups and unions continued to challenge the executive order of President Moreno's government to raise government subsidies to fuel, a measure that has unleashed the wrath of union members. transport that have requested a national action.

In September, Ecuador contracted new debt for 2,000 million dollars, as confirmed by the Ministry of Finance. The operation consists of placing sovereign bonds in international markets for 2,000 million dollars at 5 and 10 years. The first 600 million are due in 2025 with an interest rate of 7.87% and the remaining 1,400 million are due in 2030 with a rate of 9.50%.

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