Seven out of nine Pachakutik assembly members voted in favor of eliminating the constitutional prohibition that prevented the establishment of foreign military bases in Ecuador. This decision raised alarms within the Indigenous movement, which convened its national political council on June 6 in Quito.
The meeting was led by Guillermo Churuchumbi, national coordinator, and was attended by leaders such as Leonidas Iza and legislators loyal to the official line, such as Mariana Yumbay and Alex Toapanta. The main concern: the repeated support of some legislators for the government bloc on strategic issues.
The national leadership of the movement warned that the ethics committee will analyze the case and take action. Some leaders have already described these legislators as "politically lost" and indicated that the provinces will have to answer for the actions of their representatives in the Legislature.
Assembly member Alex Toapanta criticized the opening to foreign military bases, recalling that it has been a position historically rejected by the movement. "We have a six-point agenda that was agreed upon. It will be necessary to ask what agenda those who vote with the Executive are defending," he emphasized.
