Referendum in Ecuador overturns constitutional amendment

By Maggy Ayala and Marcelo Rochabrun, 5 February 2018
QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuadoreans on Sunday voted to overturn a 2015 constitutional amendment that eliminated presidential term limits, a result widely seen as strengthening the power of President Lenín Moreno while dealing a potentially fatal political blow to former President Rafael Correa. The vote nullifies an amendment put in place by Congress after intense prodding by Mr. Correa, who was presi[...] Read more here: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/04/world/americas/ecuador-presidential-term-lim…

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