IFES Election Guide - Election Profile for Ecuador

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Country: Ecuador
Official Name: Republic of Ecuador
Election Type: Presidential
Date: February 17, 2013

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At stake in this election:

The office of President of Ecuador

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Rafael CORREA Delgado
Head of Government: President Rafael CORREA Delgado
Assembly: Ecuador has a unicameral National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional) with 137 seats.

Description of electoral system:

The President is elected by majority vote to serve a 4-year term. *
In the National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional), 15 members are elected through an open-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms, 116 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.

*** The six seats are reserved to representatives for Ecuadorians living abroad and are elected in three multi-member constituencies. The single member districts were redrawn in 2012 to allow more proportional representation across the country.