Ecuador Assembly Head:
New Constitution To Be
Ratified in Referendum
The "yes" camp will win
in the referendum on the
new constitution, said
Fernando Cordero, new
president of the
Ecuadorian Constituent
Assembly, Sunday.
Cordero told local TV
channel Ecuavisa that
the opponents are
"scared" and began to
dress in black.
He added the "yes" camp
led the "no" side 43
percent to 23 percent
according to a poll by
the Santiago Perez poll
company.
"Although the new
constitution is not
finished, and the
electoral campaign is
not started, the 'no'
camp is going terribly
bad," said Cordero.
Ecuadorian President
Rafael Correa also said
the "yes" camp will win
in the referendum but
denied he was involved
in the campaign.
According to the
president, the assembly
should present the new
constitution on July 26.
If approved in the
referendum, the new
constitution will allow
President Rafael Correa
to run for office again
and boost state control
over the national
economy, particularly in
the mining and oil
industries.
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