"Ecuador's voters on Sunday delivered a major blow to right-wing President Daniel Noboa by decisively rejecting the proposed return of foreign military bases to the South American country's soil - including installations run by the United States. Around two-thirds of voters opposed the measure with most ballots tallied, a result that was widely seen as a surprise. Voters also rejected a separate effort to rewrite the country's progressive 2008 constitution, which enshrined strong labor and environmental rights."
"The stinging defeat for Noboa, an ally of US President Donald Trump, comes as the United States carries out an aggressive military buildup and deadly airstrike campaign in the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific - and weighs a direct attack on Venezuela. The BBC reported that the Trump administration "had hoped the referendum would pave the way to opening a military base in Ecuador, 16 years after it was made to close a site on its Pacific coast.""
About two-thirds of Ecuadorian voters opposed a measure to allow foreign military bases, including U.S. installations, and also rejected a proposal to rewrite the 2008 constitution. The outcome was widely seen as a surprise with most ballots tallied. The rejected constitutional rewrite would have altered progressive 2008 protections for labor and the environment. The defeat comes as the United States increases military operations in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific and considers action against Venezuela. The BBC reported that the Trump administration had hoped the referendum would enable a U.S. base after a 16-year absence. Rafael Correa praised the vote and called for constitutional stability.
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