Ecuador to vote on foreign troops, constitutional reform

Ecuadorans will vote Sunday on whether to allow the return of foreign military bases and the drafting of a new constitution that could give the country's Trump-friendly president more power.

Nearly 14 million Ecuadorans will vote on four questions that will decide how the country tackles rampant drug violence and addresses economic reforms.

Voters will decide on the presence of foreign military bases, which have been banned on Ecuadoran soil since 2008.

A "Yes" vote would likely bring the return of the US military to the Manta airbase on the Pacific coast -- once a hub for US anti-drug operations.

Other questions concern ending public funding for political parties, reducing the number of lawmakers, and creating an elected body that would draft a new constitution.

It is likely to be do