Ecuador rejects U.S. military bases in major defeat for President Noboa

Demonstrators encourage passersby to vote against a referendum to decide, among other items, whether to allow foreign military bases in Ecuador, during a rally in Quito, Wed. Nov. 12, 2025. In the end, the no vote won.

Ecuadorians have decisively rejected a series of referendum measures, including plans for U.S. military bases and constitutional changes, handing President Daniel Noboa a major political setback amid rising gang violence.

(Image credit: Dolores Ochoa)