Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly referendum, 2007
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A referendum on establishing a Constituent Assembly to rewrite the constitution was held in Ecuador on 15 April 2007,[1] although it had originally been planned for 18 March 2007. The referendum was called by President Rafael Correa on 15 January 2007.[2] The Constituent Assembly Election was held on 30 September 2007 with Correa's PAIS Alliance taking the majority of seats. The assembly will sit for a maximum of 180 days with a possible 60-day-extension.[3]
On 23 January 2007, the Electoral Court decided to send the referendum call to Congress for consideration,[4] which later approved it in a vote that was boycotted by a large number of parliamentarians.[5] A poll taken in January showed 70% of voters to be in favour of the proposal.[6]
[edit] The question
Voters were asked to answer yes or no to the following question:
- Do you approve the convocation and installation of a plenipotentiary Constituent Assembly in accordance with the electoral statute attached hereto in order to transform the institutional framework of the state and to draw up a new constitution?[7]
[edit] Results
| Option | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 5,354,595 | 81.72 | |
| No | 814,323 | 12.43 | |
| Blank | 51,087 | 0.78 | |
| Invalid | 332.484 | 5.07 | |
| Total (turnout 71.31 %) | 6,552,489 | 100.0 | |
| Source: Tribuno Supremo Electoral de Ecuador | |||
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