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Newshour: 21/04/2024 20:06 GMT: Ecuadorians vote in security referendum

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Ecuadorians vote in security referendum

21/04/2024 20:06 GMT

21/04/2024 20:06 GMT: Ecuadorians vote in security referendum

BBC World Service - Newshour, Ecuadorians vote in security referendum

Ecuador's President Noboa seeks support for tough measures to tackle gang violence

Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa is seeking support for tough measures to tackle gang violence, including plans for armed forces to work alongside police. We hear from Quito on the day of the vote, and ask how one of the safest countries in South America ended up with the region's highest recorded murder rate. 

Also in the programme: the ultra-orthodox battalion of the Israeli Defence Forces that may face US sanctions; and new plans in France to revitalise the national cuisine.

(Photo: People wait in line to vote in a referendum proposed by Ecuador's government in Quito, Ecuador, Credit: Jose Jacome/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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