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, although it had originally been planned for 18 March 2007. The referendum was called by President Rafael Correa
on 15 January 2007. 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.
On 23 January 2007, the Electoral Court decided to send the referendum call to Congress for consideration, which later approved it in a vote that was boycotted by a large number of parliamentarians. A poll taken in January showed 70% of voters to be in favour of the proposal.
Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly
The Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly was a 2007-2008 constitutional assembly in Ecuador, which drafted the 2008 Constitution of Ecuador, approved via the Ecuadorian constitutional referendum, 2008....
to rewrite the constitution
Constitution of Ecuador
The Constitution of Ecuador is the supreme law of Ecuador. The current constitution has been in place since 2008. It is the country's 20th constitution....
was held in Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
on 15 April 2007, although it had originally been planned for 18 March 2007. The referendum was called by President Rafael Correa
Rafael Correa
Rafael Vicente Correa Delgado born is the President of the Republic of Ecuador and was the president pro tempore of the Union of South American Nations. An economist educated in Ecuador, Belgium and the United States, he was elected President in late 2006 and took office in January 2007...
on 15 January 2007. The Constituent Assembly Election
Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly election, 2007
On 30 September 2007 an election for a Constituent Assembly was held in Ecuador following the referendum on this issue successfully held on 15 April 2007...
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.
On 23 January 2007, the Electoral Court decided to send the referendum call to Congress for consideration, which later approved it in a vote that was boycotted by a large number of parliamentarians. A poll taken in January showed 70% of voters to be in favour of the proposal.
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?