A seven-part referendum and popular consultation was held in Ecuador on Sunday, February 4, 2018, to reform the constitution and consult citizens on issues of national importance. The consultation was announced on October 2, 2017, by President Lenin Moreno. The ballot consisted of seven questions for voters to approve or reject.Sepa cuáles son las preguntas de la Consulta Popular, metroecuador.com.ecConsulta popular será el 4 de febrero, www.eltelegrafo.com.ec
Background On the night of September 4, 2017, President Moreno made the first announcement about the Popular Consultation, where he indicated that the possibility of calling it was under analysis. Two weeks later, on September 18, 2017, the president summoned citizens interested in sending questions for analysis and possible incorporation to the consultation.
President Moreno, without approval of the Constitutional Court, made an executive decree to allow the Popular Consultation. When in 2015, Rafael Correa urged the CNE to execute the Popular Consultation in La Manga del Cura in 2015, he had previously been directed by the Constitutional Court on June 24 to issue the executive decree to hold the plebiscite.
Quotes Referendum + Question 1 English Do you agree that the Constitution be amended to sanction any person convicted of acts of corruption with their inability to participate in political life and with the loss of their property, as stated in Annex 1? Spanish
+ Question 2 English To guarantee the principle of alternation, do you agree to amend the Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador so that all the authorities of popular election can be re-elected once for the same office, recovering the mandate of the Constitution of Montecristi and leaving without effect the indefinite re-election approved by amendment by the National Assembly on December 3, 2015, as established in Annex 2? Spanish
+ Question 3 English Do you agree to amend the Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador to restructure the Council of Citizen Participation and Social Control, as well as to terminate the constitutional term of its current members and that the Council that transitorily assumes its functions has the power to evaluate the performance of the authorities whose designation corresponds to it, being able, if the case, to anticipate the termination of their periods according to Annex 3? Spanish + Question 4 English Do you agree to amend the Constitution so that sexual crimes against children and adolescents have no statute of limitations, according to Annex 4? Spanish + Question 5 English Do you agree to amend the Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador to prohibit metallic mining in all its stages, in protected areas, in intangible zones, and urban centers, according to Annex 5? Spanish Popular consultation + Question 6 English Do you agree with the repeal of the Organic Law to Prevent Speculation on the Value of Land and Speculation of Taxes, known as the Capital Gains Law, according to Annex I? Spanish + Question 7 English Do you agree to increase the intangible zone by at least 50,000 hectares and reduce the area of oil exploitation authorized by the National Assembly in the Yasuní National Park from 1,030 hectares to 300 hectares? Spanish Opinion polls DateSourceQuestion 1Question 2Question 3Question 4Question 5Question 6Question 7 Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No 12 Dec 2017 Perfiles de Opinión 13.0% 29.0% 23.0% 13.0% 19.0% 23.0% 22.0% 6 Jan 2018 Click 19.2% 28.9% 27.5% 18.9% 29.2% 32.9% 31.6% 11 Jan 2018 Diagnóstico 32.4% 39.5% 35.8% 32.7% 36.6% 40.2% 39.8% 15 Jan 2018 CEDATOS 16.1% 29.4% 27.2% 16.7% 26.2% 27.7% 23.0% 22 Jan 2018 Eureknow 26.0% 30.7% 33.9% 17.1% 30.2% 33.4% 32.0%
Results QuestionForAgainstInvalid/blankTotalvotesRegisteredvotersTurnoutResultVotes%Votes%Question 17,036,60473.712,509,77326.29971,98410,518,36113,026,59880.75Question 26,115,59064.203,410,29835.80989,71110,515,59980.72Question 35,983,06163.083,501,79736.921,031,66910,516,52780.73Question 46,959,57573.532,505,70526.471,051,48410,516,76480.73Question 56,486,18168.622,966,58331.381,064,70610,517,47080.74Question 65,966,92363.103,489,51336.901,060,47410,516,91080.73Question 76,337,76867.313,077,78532.691,102,22110,517,77480.74Source: CNE
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