Courts okay Ecuador constitutional referendum

Ecuador’s highest electoral court ruled that April 15^th would be the date set for a national referendum to modify the country’s constitution. President Rafael Correa has pushed for changes in the constitution that would limit the power of traditional political parties that have held power in the country. Opposition politicians claim that Correa wants to change the Constitution and consolidate power like Hugo Chavez, yet polls show most Ecuadorians approve changing the constitution.

Links- Reuters, International Herald Tribune, The Peninsula, The Latin Americanist, Xinhua

Image- Univision (Supporters of changing Ecuador’s constitution celebrated last month)