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Ecuador
  • Ecuador
  • Republic of Ecuador
  • Region: Americas

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: President Rafael CORREA *
  • Head of Government: President Rafael CORREA
  • Assembly: Ecuador has a unicameral National Congress (Congreso Nacional) with 124 seats.

* The President is elected by majority vote to serve a 4-year term. Presidential elections take place under a two-round majority run-off system. In order to win in the first round, a candidate must garner at least 40% of the vote and have a 10 point advantage over the closest rival.

Description of electoral system:

  • The President is elected by majority vote to serve a 4-year term.
  • In the National Congress (Congreso Nacional) 124 members are elected through a party-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms.

Population:

  • Population: 13,547,510 (July 2006 est.)

Past elections

Last Updated on 08/17/2005

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