On Monday, an Ecuadorean collective called “Rafael Always With You” said it has collected more than 930 000 signatures of the 1 million it needs to collect in 40 days for the country’s National Electoral Council (CNE) to allow a referendum on whether to let President Rafael Correa stand in next year's election.

Once it reaches 1 million, he collective will submit the petition to the electoral authority for validation. If it’s approved, the Ecuadorian top court will have to rule on whether a referendum on the issue of Correa running for president would be constitutional or not.

However, Correa announced last year that he would not seek a third term.

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