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Andrés Ortiz Herbener: Forgotten Autonomy?

Summary by El Universo
For years, Guayaquil has had a constitutional path pending: becoming a metropolitan district (DM). Articles 240, 242 and 247 of the Constitution of the Republic are clear: any municipality whose population exceeds 7% of the national total – as is the case of Guayaquil – can adopt this figure, which constitutes a special regime with its own legislative powers. It is not a minor change: DMs are empowered to issue district ordinances that give conc…

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For years, Guayaquil has had a constitutional path pending: becoming a metropolitan district (DM). Articles 240, 242 and 247 of the Constitution of the Republic are clear: any municipality whose population exceeds 7% of the national total – as is the case of Guayaquil – can adopt this figure, which constitutes a special regime with its own legislative powers. It is not a minor change: DMs are empowered to issue district ordinances that give conc…

·Guayaquil, Ecuador
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El Universo broke the news in Guayaquil, Ecuador on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.
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