“It is, to date, the Noboa government’s biggest electoral defeat.” Ecuadorians celebrate referendum victory -- Image via video screenshot on X By Jake Johnson, Common Dreams Ecuador’s voters on Sunday delivered a major blow to right-wing President Daniel Noboa by decisively rejecting the proposed return of foreign military bases to the South American country’s soil—including installations run by the United States . Around two-thirds of voters opposed the measure with most b

O governo de Daniel Noboa no Equador se caracteriza pela implementação de políticas neoliberais de austeridade ditadas pelo FMI, pela repressão violenta dos protestos sociais e por uma série de reformas legais destinadas a aumentar o autoritarismo estatal e alinhar o país com a política externa dos Estados Unidos. Tudo isso ocorre em meio a uma crise de segurança sem precedentes. Protests against Daniel Noboa's government during the 2025 national strike in Cuenca, Ecuador --.

Police surround and forcibly disperse protesters in Cuenca, Ecuador, September, 2025 -- Martin.vascovinueza, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia...

Public domain image, May 24 By Pilar Troya Fernández On 10 May 2025, the Ecuadorian National Electoral Council proclaimed Daniel Noboa...

Daniel Noboa on May 24, 2025 -- public domain image By Pilar Troya Fernández Em 10 de maio de 2025, o Conselho Nacional Eleitoral do...

Noboa, March 17, 2025 -- public domain image By Pilar Troya Fernández El 10 de mayo de 2025, el Consejo Nacional Electoral Ecuatoriano...

The decision is part of a process that seeks the reestablishment of US military bases in Ecuadorian territory. Several voices have...