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It's hard to tell the story of Andean politics to an audience that may assume that left, democratic, and pro-indigenous always coincide. Here's an impressive narrative of the fractures in Ecuador, where three left parties took different paths in 2021: dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/the-divided-left-in-ecuadorPermalink On twitter.com
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Burned by Correa, the indigenous movement is vowing future mobilizations and calling for null votes today. "Our struggle does not depend on any government." @CONAIE_Ecuador/1378817995930210308Permalink On twitter.com
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The Pachakutik Party and the Democratic Left are formulating a joint agenda in the National Assembly, where they control a pivotal 32% of seats. eluniverso.com/noticias/politica/izquierda-democratica-y-pachakutik-preparan-cohesion-politica-para-proxima-asamblea-nacional-nota/Permalink On twitter.com
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And while the Democratic Left will not support any candidate, its candidate Xavier Herbas announced his support for neoliberal Lasso rather than "support the authoritarian model that governed us [under Correa]."Permalink On twitter.com
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Meanwhile, Andrés Arauz, the left candidate on the ballot is pledging, "We have come to terms with many errors that were committed in the government of Rafael Correa, and I hope Pachakutik can see in us an option that can find possibilities of future cooperation."Permalink On twitter.com
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A more detailed take on the multiple indigenous organizations in Ecuador and their (non)endorsements in 2021. (es) primicias.ec/noticias/politica/sector-indigena-dividido-nulo-correismo/ Arauz attracted support of older sectoral orgs: FEINE, FEI, FENOCIN.On twitter.com