The Long Coup in Ecuador
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A Socialist Project e-bulletin ... No. 1938 ... November 22, 2019
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The Long Coup in Ecuador
Fabio Resmini
Ecuador is facing some of its darkest days. The country is trapped with a highly unpopular president who has betrayed his mandate and proved his willingness to shed blood to implement a conservative economic agenda. Last October, the Lenin Moreno government unleashed a wave of repression to stifle widespread opposition to IMF-dictated policies.
Since taking office and after forcing a split within the ruling party Alianza País, Lenin Moreno has handed the state back to the powerful left-outs of Rafael Correa’s government. He used his mandate to subvert democratic institutions, persecute the opposition, and bring back the old neoliberal model to Ecuador, all in the name of the descorreización of the country. This has gained him the support of big business, the right-wing sector, the private media, and the US government, who are not willing to let him go easily.
