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Ecuador’s Noboa Plans Referendum to Reopen U.S. Military Base in Manta

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Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa said a national referendum will be held by the end of 2025 to decide whether to allow the return of a U.S. military base in the coastal city of Manta.

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President Daniel Noboa has announced that he will convene a referendum at the end of December to ask Ecuadorians if they want the US military base to return to the coastal city of Manta, although he also hopes to achieve "European presence" for the maritime control of drug trafficking and illegal mining. Noboa has announced it in a statement to the newspaper 'Corriere della Sera' of Italy, where he was last week. There he met with Prime Minister…

·Spain
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By Ana María Cañizares, CNN en Español Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa announced that a referendum could be held by the end of the year to implement his proposal to lift the country's legal ban on establishing foreign military bases or installations, which seeks greater international cooperation in the fight against transnational crime. The president, on a tour of Europe, told Italian media outlet Corriere della Sera on Monday that he hopes ci…

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By Ana María Cañizares, CNN en Español Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa announced that a referendum could be held by the end of the year to implement his proposal to lift the country's legal ban on establishing foreign military bases or installations, which seeks greater international cooperation in the fight against transnational crime. The president, on a tour of Europe, told Italian media outlet Corriere della Sera on Monday that he hopes ci…

·Idaho Falls, United States
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President Daniel Noboa, in an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, announced that at the end of this year he will hold a referendum to consult Ecuadorians “if they want the American base to return to the city of Manta.”

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From Italy, the Ecuadorian president announced that the popular consultation will take place at the end of 2025, although the Constitutional Court has not yet given its endorsement

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Infobae broke the news in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Monday, July 7, 2025.
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