Toward a better society, maybe
ECUADOR has a new national sport: voting. May 25th brings a referendum, on the heels of congressional elections and two rounds of presidential ones last year. If the referendum goes as planned, a constituent assembly will be elected later this year, a new president and Congress in 1998. Supposedly, all this will bring lasting reform of the political system. Maybe.
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