With almost 100% of the votes officially counted, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa can say for sure who won the referendum on May 7. But you can not say I have won comfortably, as stated on the Saturday of the consultation, even before knowing the results to exit polls. Ecuadoreans have said yes to the Government in the 10 questions raised by the referendum, but the two most controversial, which allow you to control the justice and the press, the advantage to Correa's claims was particularly low.
Regarding judicial reform, the referendum raised replacing the current Judicial Council, the highest body of the system and responsible for appointing the most senior judges, by a commission composed of three delegates appointed by the Executive, the National Assembly and the Role of Transparency and Social Control, all three respond to the president, within 18 months to reform the system to measure Correa.
As for the press, the government proposed the formation of an oversight committee to monitor the contents in the media. Recently, the government's parliamentary Alianza País, Cesar Rodriguez, acknowledged that the large number of votes against the Government's proposals represented a clear message of "dissatisfaction with the exercise of government." Rodriguez acknowledged that, despite the majority opinion for himself, there was also a significant percentage of the population does not appear to comply "with the implementation of public policy." "The result must be analyzed with maturity, objectivity, reasonableness," he said Rolando Panchana, vice president of the National Assembly.
"We have to pick up this message and process it, analyze it, discuss it and return a corrected citizenship," he added. Even the powerful minister of Public Administration, Vinicio Alvarado, acknowledged that the outcome of the consultation "forcing an internal reflection" to see if, "as an exercise of government" is not being "strong in certain sectors." And in just over four years in power, Correa has gone to the polls several times, elections, constitutional referendum, and all obtained a landslide victory.
But the trend clearly changed in the last consultation and beginning to show some fatigue. In fact, the Government has already announced several changes to the Cabinet in response to the loss of popularity. Ecuador political analysts believe that traditional country's political polarization deepened after the consultation and will now be more difficult to govern.
And it figures that the loss of the very strong movement against President Correa will not only the traditional right, but to the very forces on the left. The president Oswaldo Hurtado, key opposition figure, confirms the growing polarization in the vote, arguing that the 'no' "converged on the center, left and right and important social movements such as the confederation of indigenous peoples and teachers.
" Experts believe that Correa will have to soften his authoritarian positions and seek more consensus with both the political groups with stakeholders to govern until elections in 2013. Voting 'no', even if they are citizens who support him is a message to moderate style of government. Rather than continue with his sweeping "citizens' revolution", Correa transformer must stop his momentum to consolidate the changes already made and bring stability to a country that lives with starting from the beginning of the millennium. 
Regarding judicial reform, the referendum raised replacing the current Judicial Council, the highest body of the system and responsible for appointing the most senior judges, by a commission composed of three delegates appointed by the Executive, the National Assembly and the Role of Transparency and Social Control, all three respond to the president, within 18 months to reform the system to measure Correa.
As for the press, the government proposed the formation of an oversight committee to monitor the contents in the media. Recently, the government's parliamentary Alianza País, Cesar Rodriguez, acknowledged that the large number of votes against the Government's proposals represented a clear message of "dissatisfaction with the exercise of government." Rodriguez acknowledged that, despite the majority opinion for himself, there was also a significant percentage of the population does not appear to comply "with the implementation of public policy." "The result must be analyzed with maturity, objectivity, reasonableness," he said Rolando Panchana, vice president of the National Assembly.
"We have to pick up this message and process it, analyze it, discuss it and return a corrected citizenship," he added. Even the powerful minister of Public Administration, Vinicio Alvarado, acknowledged that the outcome of the consultation "forcing an internal reflection" to see if, "as an exercise of government" is not being "strong in certain sectors." And in just over four years in power, Correa has gone to the polls several times, elections, constitutional referendum, and all obtained a landslide victory.
But the trend clearly changed in the last consultation and beginning to show some fatigue. In fact, the Government has already announced several changes to the Cabinet in response to the loss of popularity. Ecuador political analysts believe that traditional country's political polarization deepened after the consultation and will now be more difficult to govern.
And it figures that the loss of the very strong movement against President Correa will not only the traditional right, but to the very forces on the left. The president Oswaldo Hurtado, key opposition figure, confirms the growing polarization in the vote, arguing that the 'no' "converged on the center, left and right and important social movements such as the confederation of indigenous peoples and teachers.
" Experts believe that Correa will have to soften his authoritarian positions and seek more consensus with both the political groups with stakeholders to govern until elections in 2013. Voting 'no', even if they are citizens who support him is a message to moderate style of government. Rather than continue with his sweeping "citizens' revolution", Correa transformer must stop his momentum to consolidate the changes already made and bring stability to a country that lives with starting from the beginning of the millennium.
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