The government of Ecuador maintains “optimism” for the referendum held this Sunday, but the president, Daniel Noboawill rule on the results on Monday, when the official data of the National Electoral Council (CNE).
This was stated by the Secretary of Communication, Roberto Izurietain a statement to the press at the presidential Carondelet Palace, where Noboa is also present along with his family and some ministers.
Noboa was scheduled to speak this Sunday, but the Executive decided to do so when the official data have been consolidated.
According to an exit poll conducted by the company Infinity EstrategasNoboa had citizen support in nine of the eleven questions, mostly related to security, and suffered a setback in those related to international investment arbitrations and the possibility of establishing hourly labor contracts.
Late Sunday night, Izurieta indicated that he no longer considers it “correct” to talk about exit polls when asked by journalists about unofficial data.
By insisting that the official declaration of the Government will take place on Monday, without mentioning a defined time, Izurieta confirmed that this Sunday has been a “very important day, where the Ecuadorian people spoke.”
“We have to wait patiently” for the official results, he said as he advanced, without details, that “there is an atmosphere of great optimism. We are happy”.
But he stressed that they will wait “calmly and patiently” as the president of the CNE suggested, Diana Atamaintat the closing of the polls.
More than 13.6 million Ecuadorians were called to the polls this Sunday, of which around 72% participated in the process, according to the CNE.
The vote proceeded normally until the murder at the hands of alleged hitmen of the director of the El Rodeo prison, located in the city of Portoviejo, was reported, while in the Quevedo prison there was an attempted riot where at least four were injured. inmates. EFE (I)
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