Ecuadorian voters reject hosting foreign military bases and rewriting constitution in referendum

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Ecuadorian voters reject hosting foreign military bases and rewriting constitution in referendum  Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa, a conservative closely aligned with the Trump administration, had pushed Ecuador's courts to include the question about launching a process that could lead to a new constitution.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/17/ecuadorian-voters-reject-hosting-foreign-military-bases-and-rewriting-constitution-in-refe  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00In a referendum held on Sunday, Ecuadorians voted against a proposal to host foreign military bases,

00:09as well as another to launch a process that could lead to a new constitution.

00:14It was a significant defeat for President Daniel Noboa,

00:17a conservative who is closely aligned with the Trump administration.

00:21He had pushed Ecuador's courts to include the question about rewriting the constitution.

00:27As President, Noboa has had a tough stance on crime,

00:30as the country struggles with drug trafficking groups using Ecuador as a transit point for cocaine from Colombia and Peru.

00:37He had recently hosted U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem

00:42for a tour of a military base along Ecuador's coast that could possibly host U.S. troops.

00:48Noboa argued a change in the constitution was needed to give the government more tools to fight crime.

00:55But critics feared that a new constitution would decrease legislative and judicial oversight of the executive branch.

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