Voters Approve New Security Measures in Ecuador Referendum, Handing President Daniel Noboa a Landslide Victory in His War Against Criminal Gangs
The once-peaceful South American country of Ecuador is now plagued by gang-related violence, so its young president Daniel Noboa is set to borrow the playbook by El Salvador’s very popular president, Nayib Bukele, and implement measures to promote a crackdown on crime.
For that, Noboa called a referendum to approve a set of policies to tackle the criminal gangs that are behind the wave of violence.
Time reported:
“An official quick count showed that Ecuadorians overwhelmingly voted “yes” to all nine questions focused on tightening security measures, rejecting only two proposals on more controversial economic measures.
The quick count was announced by the head of the Electoral National Council,
