Referendum asks whether to lift constitutional ban as President Noboa seeks US help against cartels.
Ecuadoreans are voting on whether to lift a constitutional ban on foreign military bases as right-wing President Daniel Noboa pushes for help from the United States in confronting spiralling drug-fuelled violence.
Nearly 14 million people cast ballots on Sunday in a referendum that also asks whether to reduce the number of lawmakers.
The vote comes as Ecuador grapples with unprecedented bloodshed, with the country’s homicide rate projected to hit 50 per 100,000 people this y
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