Thousands of government opponents marched peacefully in Quito Aug. 25 to oppose the "totalitarianism and repression" of President Rafael Correa—whose supporters held counter-demonstrations. The opposition march was called by the National Union of Educators [5] (UNE [6]), after the government's decision to order the body disbanded. The call was taken up by the newly formed Unitary National Collective of Worker, Indigenous and Social Organizations [7], including indigenous alliance CONAIE [8], drawing many peasants from the countrywide. However, the Unitary Workers' Central (CUT [9]), the country's main labor federation, joined the pro-government demonstration. The opposition and government supporters both also held large marched in Guayaquil. (El Diario [10], Manabi, El Universo [11], Guayaquil, AFP [12], InfoBae [13], EFE [14])
