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Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa warned Monday that the country could witness another round of violent protests this week as opposition groups announced that they will take to the streets once again.
Opposition organizations, including the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador, have called for another round of protests against the government this coming Thursday.
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President Correa took to social media to warn the country that some groups would likely employ violence during their demonstrations.
“They don't know how to do politics differently. This is their 'genius' strategy in order to 'impede' us from governing and recover spaces where they once exercised power. They will not succeed,” wrote Correa on his official Facebook account.
Previous opposition demonstrations have descended into violence as protesters attempted to break through police lines and reach pro-government demonstrators.
More recent demonstrations, however, have had a lackluster turnout.
Jorge Herrera, president of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador, known as CONAIE, said there would be protest actions “all day” in the Ecuadorean capital of Quito, as well as in other parts of the country.
The “uprising” called by CONAIE to oppose a series of constitutional amendments was widely perceived as a failure with many of the organization's own members refusing to respond to the call to mobilize.
Herrera was joined at the press conference by Pablo Serrano, head of United Workers Front, known as the FUT, who added that some opposition-aligned trade unions would also participate in Thursday's protests.
The FUT recently declined to participate in effort by Ecuador's lawmakers to craft legislation to create unemployment insurance for millions of Ecuadoreans.
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