Ecuador lawmakers propose unlimited presidential terms

Ecuadoran lawmakers proposed constitutional amendments to allow unlimited presidential terms, following a request from incumbent Rafael Correa.

National Assembly President Gabriela Rivadeneira, a member of Correa's ruling PAIS Alliance party, presented the list of 17 amendments.

"Ecuadoran society demands we, as legislative representatives, have a constitution in accord with the development of the new homeland," Rivadeneira said, referring to the initiative requested by Correa, a prominent figure of Latin America's far left.

In office since 2007, the 50-year-old leader was re-elected in February 2013 for a four-year term, the last he is currently allowed under law.

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