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Source: Radio Sucre (Quito)
By a vote of 78 for, 4 against, 3 blanks and 22 abstentions, the Ecuador National Assembly voted to make tomorrow, Friday, July 25, 2008, a one-off national public holiday to celebrate the introduction of a new constitutional framework (normally, July 25 is a regional public holiday, not a national public holiday).
The civil service is expected to work until 11am, but this seems a pious hope. The constitutional framework document still needs to be sent to the Supreme Court for validation and will then need to be approved by a September 28 referendum.
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Ecuador's Parliament Declares Tomorrow One-Off National Public Holiday