The
statements of the socialist leader come as opposition groups are
planning a new series of protests against his government.
Ecuadorean
President Rafael Correa said Thursday that the leftist governments in
Latin America are facing “a new Cold War,” which seeks to
“annihilate them” through strategies of political
destabilization.
The
statements of the socialist leader come as opposition groups,
including many from the far-right, are planning a new series of
protests against his government.
“It is not
a coincidence that the governments of Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador,
Bolivia and Venezuela are currently facing alleged social unrest in a
particularly difficult year in economic terms, following the fall in
prices of raw materials and the appreciation of the dollar,” Correa
said during a meeting with with a truck driver union allied with the
government.
Correa has
previously denounced the right-wing opposition plans to overthrow his
government during protests, which he described as a “soft coup”
tactic. Correa was victim to a failed attempt by the right to
overthrow him on Sept. 30, 2010. Now he says the same forces are
using violence on the streets and an economic warfare to weaken
progressive governments.
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