US EditionEcuador Voters Reject Return of US Military Bases
Ecuadoran voters rejected lifting the ban on U.S. military bases and Noboa-backed reforms amid concerns over foreign presence and high violence, with about 60% voting 'no'.
- On Sunday, Ecuadoran voters rejected the return of US military bases in a referendum, with about 60 percent voting 'no' and blocking the US military from returning to the Manta airbase.
- With 4,619 murders reported this year, Noboa pushed to lift the 2008 ban to strengthen security and seek US help against cartels, amid Ecuador's opposition to US bases.
- Polls had predicted Noboa would win on all four questions, but voters also rejected three other ballot questions on party funding, lawmakers, and a new constitution; Noboa said the 400-plus articles need reform.
- It is a serious defeat for Noboa, who said `We respect the will of the Ecuadoran people`, while critics called the campaign disastrous and accused the government of lying.
- The vote also reshapes prospects for constitutional reform, as the body to draft a new constitution would likely be dominated by Noboa's allies given his approval rating around 56 percent, while the capture announced as voting began highlights Ecuador's high violence context.
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Four questions, four defeats: Ecuador's President Noboa failed with several initiatives in a referendum. Particularly clearly, voters rejected US military bases.[more]]>
Four of Daniel Noboa's proposals to change the Constitution and re-establish military bases were rejected, marking the first great defeat of the President since he came to power.
Ecuador voters reject return of US bases, in blow to Trump ally Noboa
Ecuadorian voters roundly rejected the return of US military bases to the country in a referendum on Sunday, a major political blow to Trump-friendly President Daniel Noboa. With three-quarters of the vote counted, about 60 per cent of Ecuadorans had voted ‘no’ to lifting a long-standing ban on foreign bases. The rejection effectively blocks the US military from returning to an airbase at Manta on the Pacific coast - once a hub for Washington’s …
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Ecuador voters reject return of US military bases
Ecuadoran voters roundly rejected the return of US military bases to the country in a referendum Sunday, a major political blow to Trump-friendly President Daniel Noboa.
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