President Lasso of Ecuador is under pressure by indigenous nationalities
The head of CONAIE, the Marxist Leonidas Iza, pushed for the president's impeachment and threatened to declare an indigenous rebellion and a national strike if he does not leave the power
President Guillermo Lasso is bullied by the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE), which has become more powerful as a result of his defeat in the referendum on February 5. To force the conservative president's resignation is the same objective sought overseas by former president Rafael Correa, a wanted fugitive who was given an eight-year prison sentence for corruption. The head of CONAIE, the Marxist Leonidas Iza, declared