Ecuador: Rally Defends Reform and Correa Against Anti-Tax March

Ecuador: Rally Defends Reform and Correa Against Anti-Tax March

Published 7 April 2016



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Supporters of Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa rallied Thursday in defense of his proposed tax reforms, the same day opposition-led protests were staged against them in the capital, Quito.

Thousands of government supporters gathers in Independence Plaza in front of the presidential palace to demonstrate their support for the government in light of provocations from the country's right-wing opposition.

Several demonstrators told teleSUR that they came out to the rally not just because they back the proposed tax reforms but because they see the government as the driving force of a radical transformation in the country.

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Quito was also witness to right-wing protests, though in contrast to previous opposition demonstrations it was held far from the pro-government rally, in an upscale part of the Ecuadorean capital.

Hundreds of people gathered around a giant Ecuadorean flag filling a block of Shyris Avenue, holding white balloons, black flags and chanting "Correa in jail."

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