Vote in Ecuador Turns into Heated Showdown on Term Limits

Sitting in his wheelchair on a brightly lit stage, Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno launched into a sermon about why no political leader should be allowed to remain in office for years on end.

"No one should think they are the owner of power," said Moreno, who was clad in a black leather jacket.

Hundreds of cheering supporters waved the Andean nation's flag and sung along to a campaign tune urging voters to pass a referendum Sunday that would prohibit leaders from being re-elected more than once.

The jubilant scene Wednesday stood in stark contrast to the welcome the nation's three-time former President Rafael Correa received hours earlier when protesters hurled eggs and dirty plates at his silver SUV.

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