Constitutional Assembly Still The Subject

President Rafael Correa's most pressing political ambition is to hold a constituent assembly to reform Ecuador's constitution, but he has seen several setbacks on this front. The most recent as we went to press was the congressional opposition's delay in voting to approve a referendum on a constituent assembly, citing safety concerns - pro-Correa protesters had previously stormed Congress in violent fashion. Correa argues that a constituent assembly would help fix a broken political system, while some members of the opposition said they fear that the president is trying to establish an authoritarian state. In any case, we think the

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