Elections in Ecuador

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Elections in Ecuador is about information on elections and election results in Ecuador.

Ecuador elects on national level a head of state, (a president), and a legislature. The President of the Republic and his vice-president are elected on one ballot for a four-year term by the people. The National Congress (Congreso Nacional) has 100 members elected for a four year term in the 22 provinces (so in fact multi-seat constituencies).

Ecuador has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone; consequently; parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

2009 elections

2009 Presidential elections

Main article: Ecuadorian general election, 2009

Rafael Correa's first term in office was due to end on January 15, 2011, but the new approved constitution written by the new National Assembly mandated general elections for April 26, 2009. In that election, Rafael Correa won in the first round with 51.9% of votes counted, the first time since 1979 for a representative to be elected without having to face a second round. Consequently, Correa began a new term in office due to end on August 10, 2013 and his presidency could be extended by reelection until 2017.

2009 Parliamentary elections

Main article: Ecuadorian general election, 2009

2006 elections

2006 Presidential elections

Main article: Ecuadorian general election, 2006

 Summary of the 15 October and 26 November 2006 Ecuador presidential election results

Candidates - Parties	First round		Second round
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Rafael Correa - Alianza PAIS	1,246,333	22.84	3,517,628	56.67
Álvaro Noboa - Institutional Renewal Party of National Action	1,464,251	26.83	2,689,412	43.33
Gilmar Gutiérrez - January 21 Patriotic Society Party	950,895	17.42
León Roldós Aguilera - Ethical and Democratic Network / Democratic Left Party	809,754	14.84
Cynthia Viteri - Social Christian Party	525,728	9.63
Luis Macas - Pluri-National Pachakutik United Movement	119,577	2.19
Fernando Rosero - Ecuadorian Roldosist Party	113,323	2.08
Marco Proaño Maya - Movement for Democratic Vindication	77,655	1.42
Luis Villacís - Democratic People's Movement	72,762	1.33
Jaime Damerval Martínez - Concentration of People's Forces	25,284	0.46
Marcello Larrea Cabrera - ATR	23,233	0.43
Lenin Torres - Movimiento Revolucionario de Participación Popular (MRPP)	15,357	0.28
Carlos Francisco Sagnay de la Bastida - INA	13,455	0.25
Total	5,457,607
Blank votes	316,220
Null votes	775,613
Source: Tribunal Supremo Electoral - second round totals

2006 Parliamentary elections

Main article: Ecuadorian general election, 2006

See also

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system

External links

• Adam Carr's Election Archive
• Ecuador's Presidential Election: Background on Economic Issues, issue brief from the Center for Economic and Policy Research