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Weekly Report - 25 April 2024 (WR-24-16)
Noboa hails victory but also tastes defeat in referendum
Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa celebrated victory in a national referendum staged on 21 April which will enable him to intensify the crackdown on criminal gangs responsible for a surge in violence in the country. But while the nine questions related to security did indeed receive resounding public support, the other two questions in the referendum bundled in with them were rejected, suggesting that his government’s agenda beyond security matters lacks popular support. Noboa’s legislative agenda also faces more obstacles after the Mexican embassy raid in Quito alienated the left-wing Revolución Ciudadana (RC), which has now abandoned its cooperative stance to go into open opposition.
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