00:00In Ecuador, the first preliminary results released by the National Electoral Council
00:04showed that rejection prevails in all four questions of the popular consultations and referendum.
00:11With nearly 5% of the votes counted at 6.40 p.m. local time,
00:17the largest gap is in the referendum on drafting a new constitution,
00:22where the no-vote leads with 60.8% on the elimination of the ban on foreign military bases
00:29the no-vote stands at 59.1%.
00:34Meanwhile, on the reduction of the number of legislators in the National Assembly
00:38and the public financing of political parties,
00:42the no-vote has a majority of 56.7% and 52.8%.
00:48Respectfully, the public scrutiny is being carried out
00:53with the presence of representatives of social and political organizations
00:56as well as national and international observers.
00:59Although voting has concluded,
01:06the transmission of results will begin at approximately 7 o'clock p.m.
01:11This is because the polling stations must classify,
01:15count, and generate the records
01:17so that they can subsequently be processed and published.
01:20The National Electoral Council is making the website,
01:29the CNE app, and the digital repository available as official media
01:34for following the results of the 2025 referendum
01:37and popular consultation minute-by-minute.
01:42It is important to emphasize to the public that it is necessary to update the CNE app on mobile devices.
01:51In this regard, we reiterate our call to political and social organizations,
02:00observation missions,
02:03the media, and the general public to stay informed through the institutional media of the CNE,
02:10the only institution responsible for announcing the results.
02:15The CNE is the only institution responsible for announcing the results.
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