Ecuador Approves Amendments Keeping Correa Out of 2017 Elections
- President Correa says his party can win election without him
- Correa originally proposed changes allowing him to run again
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Ecuador’s congress approved constitutional amendments Thursday that allow future presidents to serve indefinite consecutive terms, while maintaining a ban on President Rafael Correa from participating in the 2017 election.
The changes include everything from removing term restrictions on public officials and lowering the minimum age for the president, to making the news a public service to be regulated by the government. Lawmakers voted 100 to 8 to approve the amendments.