US EditionEcuador to vote on foreign troops, constitutional reform
Nearly 14 million Ecuadoran voters decide on US military presence and constitutional changes amid record drug violence and 4,619 murders this year, poll shows 61% support foreign bases.
- Ecuadorans will vote on Sunday on whether to allow foreign military bases and draft a new constitution that could give the president more power.
- Nearly 14 million Ecuadorans will decide on the presence of foreign military bases, ending public funding for political parties, reducing the number of lawmakers, and creating an elected body to draft a new constitution.
- The vote takes place amid unprecedented drug violence, with President Daniel Noboa deploying soldiers, launching raids, and declaring states of emergency to crack down on 'criminals.
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By Ana María Cañizares, CNN en Español. The ballot boxes will once again be the stage for decision-making in Ecuador this Sunday, at a time of high polarization and social tensions. Ecuadorians will participate in a new referendum and popular consultation that addresses—among other things—the installation of foreign military bases, the drafting of a new Constitution, and political reforms. This is President Daniel Noboa's strategy to combat the …
By Ana María Cañizares, CNN en Español. The ballot boxes will once again be the stage for decision-making in Ecuador this Sunday, at a time of high polarization and social tensions. Ecuadorians will participate in a new referendum and popular consultation that addresses—among other things—the installation of foreign military bases, the drafting of a new Constitution, and political reforms. This is President Daniel Noboa's strategy to combat the …
The Straits Times
The Star Kuala LumpurAs crime surges, Ecuador to vote on return of foreign military bases
QUITO - Ecuadoreans grappling with a surge in violent crime will head to the polls on Sunday to decide whether to allow the return of foreign military bases — which President Daniel Noboa says are central to fighting organized crime - and whether they back convening an assembly to rewrite the constitution. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Citizens are being asked to decide whether to allow the return of foreign military bases to the territory of the Latin American state and whether to pave the way for a new Constitution.
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