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LatinNews Regional Monitor: Andean Group - 13 September 2019

ECUADOR: Judges prepare seminal ruling on mining

Ecuador’s future as a mining nation could hang in the balance as the constitutional court (CC) weighs up a request by the prefect of Azuay, Yaku Pérez, to stage a referendum on whether the province should be declared a mining-free zone. If the CC accepts that a local referendum can be held on a matter of national importance it would open a can of worms for President Lenín Moreno’s government. Other provinces would be likely to follow suit. If the CC does not accept, however, Pérez is threatening to raise the stakes.

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