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Ecuadorians March In Protest
Over the past 48 hours, the National Assembly passed a constitutional amendment to lift Ecuador's presidential term limits. There were violent clashes and protests by Ecuadorians who see this move as an unprecedented hold on power by President Rafael Correa. Despite the fact that Correa's current term ends in 2017, he has declared that he does not intend to run. However this new constitutional amendment permits Correa to run for office indefinitely at the start of 2021.
There are 15 new amendments in total some of which can remove public employee collective bargaining, place the military in charge of domestic security and declare communications a public service.
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President Rafael Correa
Ecuador has experienced insurmountable economic problems and President Correa has faced opposition from conservative groups and labor bodies over his policies. Human Rights Activists have expressed their concerns over President Correa's attempt to restrict freedoms of speech and expression.
Correa has been President since 2007. The Opposition Member Guillermo Lasso said they "will change that when we win the 2017 election."
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Who are these crazy leaders, where do they come from?
ReplyDeleteOnly if they ran their country the right way
ReplyDeleteSounds like a jungle republic right next door to the so called free world. How did they manage to get away with this rubbish. The president is asking for trouble. One way or another he is going to get it cos you reap what you sow. It's just a matter of time.
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