Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Ecuador President Daniel Noboa announced Thursday plans to call a voter referendum to ask whether they want a constituent assembly. He said the country must "free itself from institutional captivity" and establish a new legal framework to confront organized crime. In an official statement , he said Ecuadorians will set the rules for a "new Ecuador" and accused traditional political structures of blocking reforms needed to strengthen his security policy. According to the

Tag-uri: Referendum