Ecuadorans went to the polls Sunday to vote on whether to allow the return of foreign military bases and on beginning a constitutional rewrite that could give Trump-friendly President Daniel Noboa more power.

Nearly 14 million Ecuadorans are eligible to cast ballots on four questions that will decide how the country tackles rampant drug violence and addresses economic reforms.

Ecuador banned foreign military bases on its soil in 2008.

But with a “Yes” vote on Sunday, the US military would likely be able to return to the Manta airbase on the South American country’s Pacific coast — once a hub for US anti-drug operations.

The latest survey from the Cedatos polling institute says the “Yes” vote will win with more than 61 percent of the vote.

Other questions concern ending public funding

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