At stake in this election:
- The office of President of Ecuador
Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: President Alfredo PALACIO *
- Head of Government: President Alfredo PALACIO **
- Assembly: Ecuador has a unicameral National Congress (Congreso Nacional) with 100 seats.
Description of electoral system:
- The President is elected by majority vote to serve a 4-year term.
- In the National Congress (Congreso Nacional)
100 members are
elected
through a party-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms.
Main Candidates in the Second Round of the Presidential race:
- Rafael CORREA
Alliance: Country Alliance / Alianza PAIS - ?lvaro NOBOA
Party: National Action Institutional Renewal Party / Partido Renovador Institucional Acción Nacional (PRIAN)
Main Candidates in the First Round of the Presidential race:
- Álvaro NOBOA
Party: National Action Institutional Renewal Party / Partido Renovador Institucional Acción Nacional (PRIAN) - Rafael CORREA
Alliance: Country Alliance / Alianza PAIS - Gilmar GUTIÉRREZ
Party: Patriotic Society Party / Partido Sociedad Patriótica (PSP) - León ROLDÓS
Alliance: Democratic Left - Ethical and Democratic Network / Alianza Izquierda Democrática y Red Democrática (ID- RED) - Cynthia VITERI
Party: Social Christian Party / Partido Social Cristiano (PSC) - Luis MACAS
Party: Pachakutik Plurinational United Movement - New Country / Movimiento Unidad Plurinacional Pachakutik - Nuevo País (MUPP-NP) - Fernando ROSERO
Party: Ecuadorian Roldosist Party / Partido Roldosista Ecuatoriano (PRE) - Marco Proaño MAYA
Party: Movement for Democratic Vindication / Movimiento de la Renovación Democrática (MRD) - Other Candidates
Party: N/A
Last Presidential election:
- The last presidential election was held on October 15 with a run-off on November 24. Lucio Edwin GUTIERREZ Borbua won with 54.79% against Alvaro Fernando NOBOA Ponton who obtained 45.21%.
Population and number of registered voters:
- Population: 13,547,510 (July 2006 est.)
- Registered Voters: 9,165,125 (October 2006 )
Last Updated on 02/04/2010