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Bloomberg
23-07-2025
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Ecuador Indigenous Union Vote Eases Anti-Government Stance
Ecuador's Indigenous union, CONAIE, is softening its confrontational stance following bursts of violent anti-government protests that diminished the group's political relevance. The umbrella organization elected a new leader this week, replacing hard-liner Leonidas Iza who led the harsh demonstrations against economic reform in 2019 and 2022. The outcome eases political tension with Ecuador's president, Daniel Noboa, whose market-friendly administration has been preoccupied with a security crisis.
Bloomberg
19-02-2025
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Powerful Indigenous Leader Signals Support for Ecuador Socialist
Ecuador's most powerful Indigenous leader, Leonidas Iza, said he is leaning toward supporting the socialist candidate in April's runoff election, which may prove decisive in the tight race. A victory for opposition leader Luisa González might give his movement 'six months to a year of oxygen to anchor our social resistance', Iza told reporters ahead of a meeting of Indigenous party Pachakutik.
