US EditionEcuador's Controversial Move on Foreign Military Bases
- Ecuador's national assembly approved a constitutional change on Tuesday permitting the establishment of foreign military installations within the country.
- This reform reverses a 2009 amendment by former President Rafael Correa that banned such bases after the U.S. Military left Manta.
- The vote passed with 82 lawmakers in favor, 60 against, and six abstentions amid President Daniel Noboa's policy to combat drug trafficking.
- The reform seeks to strengthen global collaboration to combat drug trafficking, with the referendum date to be determined by the electoral authorities.
- The outcome could reshape Ecuador's security policy, but opponents argue that addressing crime requires more than foreign military presence.
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Ecuador's Controversial Move on Foreign Military Bases
Ecuador's national assembly has approved a constitutional reform, backed by President Daniel Noboa, to open the country to foreign military bases to combat drug trafficking. The measure will proceed to a public referendum. Critics argue for a comprehensive plan over foreign military presence.
A constitutional amendment is intended to allow the establishment of US military bases, which requires a referendum.
The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie) denounced this Wednesday that national sovereignty is at risk following the approval by the National Assembly, last Tuesday, of a constitutional reform that would allow the installation of foreign bases as part of a bilateral cooperation strategy proposed by President Daniel Noboa.
Now that the National Assembly has approved, in second debate, the partial reform of article 5 of the Constitution of the Republic to eliminate the prohibition of having foreign military bases in the country, it remains for the Constitutional Court (CC) to issue its preliminary control opinion so that President Daniel Noboa will then order, by decree, that the National Electoral Council (CNE) convene Ecuadorians to participate in a referendum.
Quito., With the votes of 82 of 151 legislators, the National Assembly amended article 5 of the Constitution to facilitate Daniel Noboa's request to install foreign military bases in Ecuador, but the Constitutional Court still has to qualify the reform and then submit it to a referendum, which would be convened in 45 days.
By Alberto Acosta. Latin American Summary, June 7, 2025. “Without sovereignty, a nation cannot exist” –Juan Montalvo (1832-1889) The National Assembly, in a second debate, on June 3, to the trouble, with a less than mediocre discussion, gave way to the elimination of the constitutional prohibition that prevents the establishment of military bases [...] The entry Ecuador. Foreign military bases in sight: See you at the polls! was first published …
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