Perez also claimed that the electoral authorities committed collusion together with other political actors. The leader of Pachakutik, Marlon Santi, also warned that if the recount request was not granted, indigenous bases would mobilize.[70] On 18 February, a group of indigenous people started marching from Saraguro towards Quito. The group, including Yaku Pérez, arrived in the capital 23 February, delivering a large number of documents that they claim indicate irregularities in the National Electoral Council (CNE in Spanish).[71][72]