Ecuador voters approve extradition of mafia bosses: authorities

Earth Science News

Ecuador voters approve extradition of mafia bosses: authorities

Ecuador voters approve extradition of mafia bosses: authorities
by AFP Staff Writers
Quito (AFP) April 22, 2024

A solid majority of Ecuadoran voters on Sunday approved a referendum paving the way for the extradition of organized crime bosses to the United States, National Electoral Council president Diana Atamaint said.

Some 65 percent of valid ballots were marked "yes" for extradition, and 35 percent marked "no," according to a quick count of vote results, according to a tally released by another electoral council official at a news conference.

President Daniel Noboa hailed the result.

"We have defended the country, now we will have more tools to fight crime and restore peace to Ecuadoran families," Noboa said earlier after the release of an exit poll.

Once-peaceful Ecuador has been grappling with a shocking rise in violence, flaring up due to a rise in narcotics trafficking, that has seen two mayors killed this week.

Nearly 13.6 million of the country's 17.7 million inhabitants were eligible to cast a "Yes" or "No" on 11 referendum questions on the ballot.

Related Links
Democracy in the 21st century at TerraDaily.com

Subscribe Free To Our Daily Newsletters

RELATED CONTENT

The following news reports may link to other Space Media Network websites.

Landslide win for pro-China leader's party in Maldives vote
Male, Maldives (AFP) April 21, 2024
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu's party won control of parliament in a Sunday election landslide, results showed, with voters backing his tilt towards China and away from regional powerhouse and traditional benefactor India. Muizzu's People's National Congress (PNC) had secured more than two thirds in the 93-member parliament, according to provisional results from the Elections Commission of Maldives. The PNC had secured 66 out of 86 declared, already more than enough for a super-majority. The ... read more

Asia hit hardest by climate, weather disasters in 2023:UN

Satellite data reveals subsidence risk for a third of China's urban population

Putin calls to protect flood-hit areas from looting

Space Technology's Role in Disaster Management and Climate Monitoring

US firms reestablish rare earth element production

This alloy is kinky

Machine learning identifies hybrid glass-crystal phase in study

New NMR technique enhances understanding of zeolite structures

Plastic pollution impacts embryo survival across multiple marine species

Norway women bring seaweed to culinary heights in Europe

Drought-hit Barcelona to get floating desalination plant

Gold may be key element for cleaner drinking water

West Antarctic ice shelf stability threatened by feedback loop

New geological map redefines understanding of Greenland's subterranean rocks

From peak to plummet: impending decline of the warm Arctic-cold continents phenomenon

Ocean currents drive rapid Antarctic ice shelf melting

Wine growers 'on tip of Africa' race to adapt to climate change

Waste not want not: Peruvian drive to feed more with less

Record heat rots cocoa beans threatening Ivory Coast agriculture

Farmers dump sheep killed by wolves in front of Swiss government building

'Crisis not over' as eruptions at Indonesia volcano go on

Taiwan hit by dozens of strong aftershocks from deadly quake

11 missing, tens of thousands evacuated as storms strike south China

Highest-level rainstorm warning issued in south China's Guangdong

African leaders call for more cooperation on terrorism

Mauritanian defence minister in Mali after diplomatic row

IMF chief urges attention to war-ravaged Yemen, Sudan

Saudi Arabia to host Sudan peace talks in next three weeks: US

Evidence of long term human occupation in lava tube cave in Saudi Arabia

Schoningen Discoveries Highlight Wood's Vital Role in Early Human Technology

Activists slam new Hong Kong ID card policy for trans people

Paleolithic sites near water sources key to understanding early human hunting practices

Subscribe Free To Our Daily Newsletters

The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2024 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. All articles labeled "by Staff Writers" include reports supplied to Space Media Network by industry news wires, PR agencies, corporate press officers and the like. Such articles are individually curated and edited by Space Media Network staff on the basis of the report's information value to our industry and professional readership. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Statement Our advertisers use various cookies and the like to deliver the best ad banner available at one time. All network advertising suppliers have GDPR policies (Legitimate Interest) that conform with EU regulations for data collection. By using our websites you consent to cookie based advertising. If you do not agree with this then you must stop using the websites from May 25, 2018. Privacy Statement. Additional information can be found here at About Us.