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ECUADOR: VOTERS APPROVE REFERENDUM QUESTIONS ON SOCIAL SPENDING AND RESDISTRIBUTION OF OIL WEALTH.

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Ecuador's second-round presidential election on Nov. 26 included three referendum questions on whether to increase investment in health spending, education spending, and on the redistribution of income from petroleum extraction. All three questions received yes votes by an overwhelming margin, potentially guiding policy for President-elect Rafael Correa (see other article in this issue of NotiSur).

Voters approve health, education, and petro-surplus spending

The three questions put to voters were: "Do you agree that the eight policies of the 10-Year Education Plan (2006-2015), stated in this referendum, should be considered as priority policies of state for investment in the public sector?"; "Do you agree that, within five months, the National Congress should debate and approve laws set up to: a. - Direct sufficient resources for Ecuadorans so that the prevention of and medical attention for pathologies is guaranteed, elevating the Universal Assurance of Health to the category of state policy; and b. - Increase by 0.5% annually the participation in health in relation to GDP until the year 2012, or until reaching at least 4% of GDP?"; and, "Do you agree that the National Congress, within five months, expedite laws set up to guarantee that petroleum resources not foreseen or greater than have been budgeted for in the state's general budget be directed toward social investment and productive reactivation?"

All three received about two-thirds support from the electorate, reported the Tribunal Supremo Electoral (TSE), the country's top electoral authority. The first question passed by 67.08%; 6.16% opposed, while 18.99% left their ballots blank and 7.77% were nullified. The second question won...

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