Movimiento Construye

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Movimiento Construye
Movimiento Construye
Leader Iván González Váscone
Headquarters Quito
Membership171,644 (2012) [1]
Ideology Big tent [2]
Website
https://www.construye.ec/

The Movimiento Construye (MC25), also known simply as Construye, is an Ecuadorian political party founded in 2004. It was originally founded under the name Ruptura 25 (R25). [3] The party joined an alliance with the Democratic Left in 2016. [4] This lasted until 2018 because of disagreements with President Lenín Moreno. [5]

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In the 2023 general election, the party was represented by Fernando Villavicencio until his assassination in August 2023. [6] The party initially selected Andrea González, his vice-presidential running mate, to replace him, [7] [8] but because of uncertainties regarding the legality of that decision, subsequently chose the journalist Christian Zurita instead. [9]

Original Logo as Ruptura 25 (R25) RUPTURA.svg
Original Logo as Ruptura 25 (R25)

Electoral results

National Assembly elections

ElectionLeaderVotes%Seats+/–
2013 Paco Moncayo 2,179,3832.48
0 / 137
Steady2.svg 0
2017 Did not participate
0 / 137
Steady2.svg 0
2021 Andrés Briones57,7110.72
1 / 137
Increase2.svg 1
2023 Patricio Carrillo1,707,68220.39
24 / 137
Increase2.svg 23

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