Ecuadorians Reply 'NO' To President Lasso's Referendum

On Tuesday, the National Electoral Council (CNE) reported that most Ecuadoran citizens answered “NO” to the eight yes-or-no questions that made up the Feb. 5 referendum, which President Guillermo Lasso drove to modify some constitutional norms.

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Until Tuesday at noon, when over 97 percent of the ballots were processed, the official results of each of the referendum questions were as follows:

First question: "Do you agree with allowing the extradition of Ecuadorians who have committed crimes related to transnational organized crime?”: votes against 51,4 %, votes in favor 48,5 %.

Second question: “Do you agree with guaranteeing the autonomy of the Attorney General's Office so that it selects, evaluates, promotes, trains, and sanctions its officials through a Fiscal Council?”: votes against 56,5%, votes in favor 43,4%.

Third question: “Do you agree with reducing the number of legislators and electing them according to the following criteria: 1 legislator per province and 1 additional provincial legislator per 250,000 inhabitants; 2 national legislators per one million inhabitants; and 1 legislator for every 500,000 citizens living abroad?”: votes against 52,8%, votes in favor 47,1%.

Fourth question: “Do you agree with requiring political movements to have a minimum number of members equivalent to 1.5 percent of the electoral register of their jurisdiction and requiring them to keep a register of their members audited periodically by the CNE”: votes against 54,2%, votes in favor 45,7%.

Fifth question: “Do you agree with taking away the power to designate authorities from the Council for Citizen Participation and Social Control (CPCCS) and confer such power on the National Assembly?”: votes against 57,5%, votes in favor 42,4%.