2022 Ecuadorian protests

2022 Ecuador protests
National Strike (*Paro Nacional*)
2022 Ecuador protests; National Strike (Paro Nacional)
Part of 2021–2023 global energy crisis and the economic impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
	Protests seen on 25 June 2022
Date	13 June 2022 – 30 June 2022
Caused by	Inflation due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine; Economic policies of Guillermo Lasso;
Goals	Price reductions; Resignation of Guillermo Lasso;
Methods	General strike; March on Quito;
Resulted in	Failed impeachment of Guillermo Lasso; National food and fuel shortages;
Parties
Government; Armed Forces of Ecuador; National Police of Ecuador; Municipality of Quito; Municipality of Guayaquil;	Opposition; Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE); Pueblo Montubio del Ecuador; Fenocin; Feine; Frente Popular; FUT; UNE; FEUE; FESE; CUBE; FEI; Fenabe; Anti-governmental protesters;
Lead figures
	Guillermo Lasso; Alfredo Borrero; Patricio Carrillo; Francisco Jiménez; Luis Lara Jaramillo; Santiago Guarderas; Cynthia Viteri; Fernando Villavicencio Leonidas Iza; Senaida Yasacama; Gary Espinoza; Eustaquio Tuala; Marlon Vargas
Casualties
Death(s)	5 protestors
Injuries	331 civilians; 120+ police officers
Arrested	150+

A series of protests against the economic policies of Ecuadorian president Guillermo Lasso, triggered by increasing fuel and food prices, began on 13 June 2022. Initiated by and primarily attended by Indigenous activists, in particular the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE), the protests have since been joined by students and workers who have also been affected by the price increases. Lasso condemned the protests and labelled them as an attempted "coup d'état" against his government.

As a result of the protests, Lasso has declared a state of emergency. As the protests have blocked exits, entries and ports in Quito and Guayaquil, there have been food and fuel shortages across the country as a result. Lasso has been criticized for allowing violent and deadly responses towards protestors. The President narrowly escaped impeachment in a vote in National Assembly on 29 June: 81 MPs voted in favour of impeachment, 42 voted against and 14 abstained; 92 votes were needed to achieve impeachment.

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