Ecuadorans went to the polls Sunday to vote on whether to allow the return of foreign military bases and on starting a constitutional overhaul 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.

The South American nation banned foreign military bases on its soil in 2008.

But with a “Yes” vote on Sunday, which pre-election polling showed as likely, the US military could potentially return to the Manta airbase on the Pacific coast — once a hub for Washington’s anti-drug operations.

“It is the only way to toughen the laws a bit and put an end to the insecurity our country is experiencing,” Teresa Jacome, 60

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