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By Staff Writers, teleSUR
teleSUR
Sunday, Jun 14, 2015
The opposition had everything ready for their opposition plot against the government, Ecuadorean president Rafael Correa said while speaking on his weekly program on Saturday, from Italy.
Correa, following days of protests, sometimes violent, outside the head offices of governing party PAIS Alliance, said the opposition had the money and logistics prepared. The Ecuadorean leader called on people in the country to remain strong and firm in light of the right-wing attacks.
“They wanted to wear us down by 2016 … but here, nobody gets tired, we’re stronger than ever,” he said. The protests were initially against citizens having to pay a very small tax on large inheritances, but now the right-wing protesters are openly calling for the ousting of the elected government.
In 2013, Correa was elected in a landslide victory with 57 percent of the vote.
The protests have been counted by government supporters, who have outnumbered the opposition protestors but have also been met with violence from the right-wing demonstrators. Large numbers of police have been deployed each night to prevent violence or injuries.
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