Marches and sit-ins will be held tomorrow by members and leaders of the Conaie and the Peoples’ Parliament in support of the positions of social organizations.
The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities (Conaie) posted on their social networks ratification of your attendance at dialogue convened by the National Government. “The peoples, nationalities and social organizations hope for true democratic participation and attention from Guillermo Lasso to the proposals and alternatives to face the crisis, ”says the agency.
Carlos Sucuzhañay, president of the Ecuarunari, confirmed that in the dialogue regional leaders, presidents of the 18 towns and 15 nationalities and the president of the Conaie, Leonidas Iza. This adds up to about 50 leaders between workers, unions, educators and student representatives.
He also clarified that “as a moral support to the leaders and, so that there is transparency in terms of words and deeds, we have summoned the leaders of the territories and members of the different organizational structures to unite and be vigilant against this conversation ”.
Although the call by the president Guillermo Lasso it’s done for 11:00, the Conaie summoned its bases and leaders to meet in El Arbolito park (north-central Quito) at 09:00.
It is expected that delegations marches will leave from there to the Carondelet Palace, as well as sit-ins and mobilizations in different streets of the city, according to Sucuzhuñay’s statements.
From the People’s Parliament they said that seriousness and transparency are expected in the dialogue, as well as being an open-door conversation. “What we want from the President is to reconsider and listen to the requests of the people and not of the International Monetary Fund (IMF),” said the leader of the Ecuarunari and added that, in case of not reaching an agreement on the price of fuels and their targeting, there will be consequences and effects on the economy of the poorest and that will cause the mobilizations to return “and other decisions taken from the organic structures.”
Lasso seeks to lower tensions
One day from dialogue, President Guillermo Lasso granted a presidential pardon in favor of Carlos Chacha Iza, Gonzalo Antonio Villamil and Carlos Antonio Vargas (former president of the Conaie), who was sentenced to three years in prison for land trafficking.
According to the presidential statement, “this decision consists of the forgiveness of the custodial sentences and fines that have been imposed on them”; This was done through Executive Decrees N. 245 and 246.
Faced with this, Sucuzhuñay agreed and mentioned that they have always defended the rights of the most vulnerable; “This act is a constitutional right for those who have historically been in the mobilization, defending life and forcing presidents to work for the people,” he said. (MFU)
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