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Ecuador
Republic of Ecuador
Region: Americas

Description of government structure:

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

Description of electoral system:

The President is elected by majority vote to serve a 4-year term.*
In the National Congress (Congreso Nacional), 15 members are elected through an open-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms, 103 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 4-year terms and 6 members are elected by majority vote in multi-member constituencies to serve 4-year terms.***

* 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.

*** In the PR tier, electors may cast as many preferential votes as their are seats available, and may additionally cast votes across party lines in a system known as panachage. Six seats are reserved for Ecuadorians living abroad are elected in 3 multi-member constituencies.