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Ecuadorians Back Popular
Referendum
Thousands of Ecuadorians from
all over the country marched in
this capital on Wednesday to
back a popular referendum on the
establishment of a full-power
Constituent Assembly.
The demonstrators, called by the
National Constitute Assembly
(ANC), took to the streets in
Quito and concluded their march
in front of the Constitutional
Court, the Congress and the
Government House.
Pedro de la Cruz, president of
the National Federation of
Indigenous and Black Farmers of
Ecuador (FENOCIN), noted that
they came to the capital to back
the government, the referendum
and the Constituent Assembly.
The demonstrators arrived in
Quito in scores of buses and
gathered at the Independence
Square, in front of the
Government House.
Previously, they had stopped in
front of the Constitutional
Court, where they warned the
members of that body that they
are closely following their
maneuvers.
At the Independence Square, a
group of demonstrators entered
the Government House and met
with President Rafael Correa,
who greeted the crowd from a
balcony and urged them to vote
for the Constituent Assembly.
Finally, he warned that the
opposition would spend millions
of dollars to prevent the
establishment of the Constituent
Assembly and to hinder the
people"s right to change and
reforms.
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