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The politics of Ecuador are multi-party. [1] The central government polity is a quadrennially elected presidential , unicameral representative democracy . The President of Ecuador is head of state and head of the army on a multi-party system , and leads a cabinet with further executive power .
This article lists political parties in Ecuador. Ecuador has a multi-party system with numerous parties , in which usually no single party has a chance of gaining power alone, so parties must work with each other to form coalition governments .
Noboa’s main rival González is a close confidante of former leftist President Rafael Correa, still a dominant figure in Ecuador’s politics. During the 2023 campaign , Correa supported ...
A political crisis began in Ecuador on 17 May 2023 as a result of the impeachment trial against President Guillermo Lasso.The impeachment inquiry began in the National Assembly on 9 May and lasted until 17 May when Lasso dissolved parliament through the constitutional provision known as muerte cruzada (' mutual death ').
The surge in violence is partly down to Ecuador's location, and the soaring demand for cocaine in the drug's biggest markets like the US, the UK, and Europe.
By Alexandra Valencia. QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa on Tuesday decreed a state of emergency in five coastal provinces because of "internal armed conflict".
Ecuador, [a] officially the Republic of Ecuador, [b] is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 1,000 kilometers (621 mi) west of the mainland.
QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuador President Daniel Noboa's National Democratic Action political movement officially confirmed him on Friday as its candidate for a presidential election in February, giving ...