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[10] [11] Noboa's second place finish was seen as surprising and an upset, with his debate performance seen as a key factor to his rise in popularity among voters. [12] Noboa ended up defeating González with 52% of the votes in the runoff election, a similar result to that of Guillermo Lasso in 2021, making Noboa the President-elect of Ecuador ...
Ecuador elects on the national level a president and a legislature. 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).
Women's suffrage in Ecuador was introduced into the Constitution in 1929. [1] Ecuador was the first country in South America to introduce women's suffrage . [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
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 previous Ecuadorian general election, on 19 February 2017 (alongside a referendum on tax havens) [15] saw voters elect a new president and National Assembly.Incumbent President Rafael Correa, of the PAIS Alliance, had already served two terms and was ineligible for reelection.
Fernando Alcibiades Villavicencio Valencia (Spanish: [feɾˈnando alsiˈβjaðes βiʝaβiˈsensjo βaˈlensja]; 12 October 1963 – 9 August 2023) was an Ecuadorian journalist, trade unionist, and politician who ran for president of Ecuador in the 2023 Ecuadorian general election.
A constitutional referendum was held in Ecuador on 5 February 2023, alongside local elections. The binding consultation was called on 29 November 2022 by President Guillermo Lasso. [1] [2] Voters were asked to approve or reject a total of eight questions surrounding changes to the Constitution of Ecuador. [3]
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 .