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A referendum on banning oil exploitation in the Yasuní National Park was held in Ecuador on 20 August 2023 alongside general elections.[1][2] If the proposal was accepted, a progressive withdrawal of all activities related to oil extraction would occur within one year from the announcement of the official results, and the state would not be able to take action intending to initiate new contracts to continue oil exploration in the block. The referendum was a popular initiative demanded by indigenous communities for more than ten years before being finally validated by the Constitutional Court in May 2023.[3][4]
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The proposal was approved. The choice was seen as a blow to President Guillermo Lasso, who had advocated for drilling. State oil company Petroecuador will have to dismantle its drilling operations in the area in the coming months.[5][6]
Political campaign
editThe positions presented by the various political and social organizations are as follows:[7]
Support Yes vote
edit- Popular Unity
- Socialist Party – Broad Front of Ecuador
- Democracia Sí
- National Union of Educators
- General Union of Ecuadorian Workers
- Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador
Support No vote
edit- AMIGO Movement
- Confederación Intercultural de Pueblos y Nacionalidades del Ecuador Amaru
Position of presidential candidates
editThe campaigns of Jan Topić, Yaku Pérez, Daniel Noboa Azín, Christian Zurita and Otto Sonnenholzner have indicated they support a yes vote in the referendum, while the campaigns of Bolívar Armijos, Xavier Hervas and Luisa González have indicated support for a no vote.[8]
Opinion polls
edit| Date | Source | Sample | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/07/2023 | Comunicaliza[9] | 3314 | 31% | 21% |
| 02/07/2023 | Informe Confidencial[10] | - | 52% | 37% |
| 26/06/2023 | Negocios & Estrategias[11] | 3524 | 40% | 33% |
Results
edit| Choice | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| For | 5,541,585 | 58.95 | |
| Against | 3,859,507 | 41.05 | |
| Total | 9,401,092 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | 9,401,092 | 86.91 | |
| Invalid votes | 574,471 | 5.31 | |
| Blank votes | 841,185 | 7.78 | |
| Total votes | 10,816,748 | 100.00 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 13,045,553 | 82.92 | |
| Source: CNE, DD | |||
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "In Ecuador biosphere, battle lines form over mining plans". France 24. 2023-06-04. Archived from the original on 2023-06-27. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
- ^ "Indigenous defenders of oil in the Amazon - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. 2023-07-02. Archived from the original on 2023-08-10. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
- ^ "Oil extraction or biodiversity protection? The dilemma in Ecuador's upcoming referendum". ConstitutionNet. Archived from the original on 2023-08-02. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
- ^ "Ecuadorians reject oil drilling in the Amazon, ending operations in protected area". AP News. 2023-08-21. Archived from the original on 2023-08-21. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
- ^ Chivers, Danny (13 November 2023). "How Ecuadorians saved Yasuní". New Internationalist. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "Nueve organizaciones podrán hacer campaña en consulta del Yasuní" (in Spanish). 2023-01-19. Archived from the original on 2023-06-27. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ^ Capa, Patricio (18 August 2023). "¿Qué dicen los candidatos presidenciales sobre la consulta del Yasuní?". Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "Campaña sobre consulta del bloque Yasuní ITT se mueve en redes sociales con argumentos por el Sí y por el No". El Universo (in Spanish). 14 July 2023. Archived from the original on 7 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "¿Qué dice la última encuesta presidencial?". YouTube. Archived from the original on 7 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "OUTSIDERS 03/07 - LOS NUEVOS NÚMEROS DE LA CARRERA PRESIDENCIAL". YouTube. Archived from the original on 3 July 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.