Ecuadorians in the recent referendum supported maintaining the ban on the deployment of foreign military facilities, winning 60.3% of the vote against the changes.
Data on voting results in the referendum were provided by . People answered questions about lifting the ban on foreign bases and transferring infrastructure to the armed forces of other states.
According to data after processing more than 65% of the protocols, 60.3% of participants expressed disagreement with the changes, showing, as noted by the President of the National Electoral Council, Diana Atamaint, “a clear trend”.
Ecuador's current president, Daniel Noboa, advocates changing the constitution and holding a referendum. In addition to the issue of military bases, voters also rejected proposals to eliminate public funding for political parties and reduce the number of members of parliament.
Reference to foreign military bases appeared in Ecuador's constitution in 2008. President Noboa proposed changing this provision in September, recording a video message from the Manta military base, previously run by the US from 1999-2009.
Amid discussion of the initiative, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem arrived in Ecuador. She and Noboa visited bases in Manabi and Santa Elena provinces.
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In Ecuador, govt Get ready ahead of the arrival of US troops to fight the cartels, and President Daniel Noboa plans to make a corresponding request to the President of the United States at a meeting in Florida.
