Ecuador’s referendum message to Rafael Correa

With nearly 85% of the vote counted, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa is well positioned to walk away with a full slate of victories on ten referendum items that were put to the country a week ago. But while exit polls initially suggested that Correa’s “Yes” side would score resounding wins, with more than 60% of the vote on all ten items, only one of the questions has yet secured a majority of the population in favour; that with just 50.3% of the vote. Read Article