Pro and Con protests in Ecuador
Pro and Con protests in Ecuador
By Staff Writers, teleSUR
Tuesday, Jun 9, 2015
Opposition and pro-government activists staged demonstrations Monday, in front of Ecuador's governing Alianza PAIS party headquarters in Quito, the South American nation's capital. The protests came as new taxes on the wealthiest are provoking opposition from those most affected.
Despite beginning with a group of around 200 people, the demonstrations became gradually larger, causing authorities to block Shyris avenue, one of Quito's main streets. Protesters against the government carried black flags and chanted calls for ousting Ecuador's President Rafael Correa.
Some activists held banners protesting a new law passed by the government which increases taxes on inheritance for the wealthiest. Others held placards demanding “Oust the tyrant!”, against the regularly elected leader Rafael Correa.
Other opposition activists chanted “The country is ours!” whilst others yelled “Out Correa out!”
Meanwhile, pro-government activists rallied in support of their president and sang chants stating that the government would not be removed by forces who had repeatedly lost elections.
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