Nov 17, 2025 #EcuadorReferendum #NoVote #EcuadorPolitics
Voters in Ecuador have rejected a proposal to allow the return of foreign military bas

Nov 17, 2025 #EcuadorReferendum #NoVote #EcuadorPolitics
Voters in Ecuador have rejected a proposal to allow the return of foreign military bases, according to early referendum results, with a count of close to 90 percent of ballots showing nearly two-thirds voting “no” on the proposal.
The loss on Sunday was a blow to President Daniel Noboa, who has said foreign cooperation, including shared or foreign bases within the country, is central to fighting organised crime.
A separate measure to convene an assembly to rewrite the constitution also had more than 61 percent rejection, with nearly 88 percent of votes counted.
Noboa acknowledged the defeat in a post on X.
“We respect the will of the Ecuadorian people,” he wrote.

Al Jazeera’s Alessandro Rampietti reports from the capital Quito.