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The president is directly elected by universal suffrage for a term of six years. Since 1994, no president may be elected for more than two consecutive terms. The president must be a native-born Finnish citizen. The presidential office was established in the Constitution Act of 1919.
The president of Ecuador (Spanish: Presidente del Ecuador), officially called the constitutional president of the Republic of Ecuador (Spanish: Presidente Constitucional de la República del Ecuador), [2] serves as the head of state and head of government of Ecuador. It is the highest political office in the country as the head of the executive ...
The President of the Republic and the Vice President are elected on one ballot for a four-year term by the people. The National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional) has 137 members elected for a four-year term in the 24 provinces (so multi-seat constituencies). Ecuador has a mandatory voting system; citizens who fail to vote are fined.
New justices of the Supreme Court of Ecuador were elected by the sitting members of the court. A bare majority of Congress, acting in a special session called by former President Lucio Gutiérrez in December 2004, ousted 27 of the 31 justices and replaced them with new members chosen by Congress; notwithstanding, the lack of any provisions permitting impeachment of Supreme Court justices by ...
Juan José Flores was the first constitutional president of Ecuador, declaring the separation of the State of Ecuador from Gran Colombia, maintaining its presidential government structure, which has remained until the present day. Between 1830 and 1845, the office of President of the Republic was elected indirectly, that is, through the ...
[1] [2] Following his election as President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa called for a referendum on establishing a Constituent Assembly to write a new constitution for the country, which was held on April 15, 2007, and passed with 81.7% approval. [3] [4] The elections for the Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly were held on September 30, 2007.
General elections are scheduled to be held in Ecuador on 9 February 2025. [1] If necessary, a second round will be held on 13 April 2025. [1] Incumbent President Daniel Noboa is running for re-election, having been elected in the 2023 general election. [2] The election will also elect members of the National Assembly to a full four year term. [1]
Incumbent president Guillermo Lasso was eligible for a second term, [2] but he announced on 18 May that he would not stand for re-election in response to his impeachment. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The officials elected—to both the executive and legislative branches—will serve out the remainder of the current presidential and legislative terms (2021 ...