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Ecuadorean left demands early elections after Moreno imposes state of emergency
A demonstrator is detained by the police during a protest against elimination of fuel subsidies announced by President Lenin Moreno, in Quito, Ecuador
ECUADOREAN MPs have demanded early presidential and congressional elections after President Lenin Moreno imposed a state of emergency following mass strikes and protests.
A national strike of transport workers paralysed the country on Thursday in response to “the package,” a raft of neoliberal measures announced by Mr Moreno to appease the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Crowds of demonstrators clashed with police across the country, with video footage showing police attacking protesters – including by running one over in the capital Quito.
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