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Andean Group - May 2008 (ISSN 1741-4466)

Decision time for constituent assembly

Ecuador's national constituent assembly has finally admitted what everyone knew already: that it will not be able to meet the original May deadline for finalising the new constitution which it has been drawing up since it was created last November. It is, however, making progress on the new Magna Carta and hopes to have a final draft completed by the end of July. In addition to debating the articles of the constitution, the assembly has been tasked with passing legislation while the country is still without a congress.

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