It is just 24 hours before Ecuador goes to the polls on Sunday for a popular consultation and referendum, in the midst of a new state of emergency due to the energy crisis, insecurity and the diplomatic conflict with Mexico. teleSUR
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00:00 Take color is on the eve of popular consultation and referendum despite the problems facing the country. This Sunday, April 21st, over 13 million citizens will cast their votes to solve the problems of violence associated with criminal guns linked to drug trafficking. In this eve of popular consultation, the blackouts are the leading characters of the week, concluding this Saturday. Therefore, the government announced that the power outages will be progressively decreasing and that on Sunday there will be no power interruptions.
00:28 In this context, President Daniel Nobuo has renewed the state of emergency. The government
00:36 declared a new state of exception justified by the alleged internal disturbance caused
00:40 by the electricity sector emergency, which will be in effect for 60 days. The presidential
00:45 decree establishes the activation of the armed forces and the national police on the premise
00:49 of guaranteeing the security of critical energy infrastructure facilities. This is in spite
00:54 of the rejection expressed by teachers and other sectors of society that oppose the policy
00:58 of militarization and repression undertaken by the Ecuadorian president, considering that
01:03 it generates greater violence than it actually controls.
01:11 The government of Ecuador stated through a press release the state of emergency due to
01:16 serious internal commotion and public distress is declared throughout the national territory
01:21 caused by the emergency in the electric power sector in order to guarantee the provision
01:25 of public electric power service. This declaration is based on the factual situation described
01:30 in the relevant section of this executive decree.
01:32 The release also states the declaration of a state of exception due to serious internal
01:36 commotion and public distress throughout the national territory caused by the emergency
01:40 in the electric power sector will be in force for 60 days. This deadline is based on the
01:45 need to have adequate time to overcome the factual issues raised. The government specifies
01:50 to provide for national police and armed forces mobilization and intervention throughout the
01:54 national territory duly coordinated to guarantee the security of critical energy infrastructure
01:59 facilities in order to prevent sabotage, terrorist attacks or other threats that could affect
02:03 their operation.
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