Ecuador: Citizen’s Revolution makes achievements while opposition maintains presence

telesurtv.net reported a historic political transformation has been underway in Ecuador since the election of President Rafael Correa in 2007, as part of his governmental plan known as the Citizen’s Revolution, which seeks to create a more equal society with greater popular participation in decisionmaking, has made important achievements. Despite having about 80 percent approval rating, the opposition has always been present during his government.

Three blocks separated a violent protest from a peaceful rally September 17 in the historic downtown of Quito. Groups opposed to labor code reform proposals and to various aspects of Correa’s government staged a march which ended in the San Francisco Square. Once there, protestors began trying to break through police lines, who were blocking access to the Independence Square, where a government-sponsored music festival in celebration of workers rights was being celebrated. Read Article

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