Ecuador Voters Reject Foreign Bases and Constitutional Rewrite in Major Rebuke to Noboa

Ecuadorians delivered a sweeping rejection of President 🏛️Daniel Noboa’s agenda on Sunday, voting down a proposal that would have allowed foreign nations to operate military bases inside the country and rejecting a push to begin a process that could lead to a new 📜Constitution.

According to The Associated Press, both measures were part of a four-part 🗳️Referendum, and both were defeated by wide margins. Six in 10 voters opposed opening the door to a constitutional rewrite, dealing a significant political setback to Noboa, a conservative closely aligned with the Trump administration.

After the results were announced, Noboa responded on X, saying his government would “respect the will of the people” and pledged to continue fighting for the country that “everyone deserves.”

Andrea Endara, a political science professor at Casa Grande University, said the outcome amounted to a “shower of humility” for the 37-year-old president. She argued that the vote reflected growing frustration among Ecuadorians.

“Those who voted against the proposals are not just opposition activists, but people who are worried with democratic stability, and who are upset with a government that has not fulfilled promises” such as keeping gas prices low and improving public safety, she said.