referendum

In Ecuador, almost 60% of the population set a world precedent by choosing in a referendum to block oil exploitation from one of its most important deposits, located in the Yasuní National Park, the heart of the Ecuadorian Amazon.The result of the referendum - which took place yesterday in parallel with the presidential elections, which will result in a run-off between the candidates Luisa González and Daniel Noboa - represents a sensational victory for the environmentalist coalition Yasunidos, which promoted the consultation, and all the indigenous movement against the excessive power of the oil companies. The referendum had been called for ask to the 13.45 million Ecuadorian voters if they wanted the exploitation of oil in the Yasuní, which has been underway for some years, whether to continue or not.The question read:“Do you agree that the Ecuadorian government keeps the ITT crude, known as block 43, underground indefinitely?”.An issue that has...