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The politics of Ecuador are multi-party. [1] The central government polity is a quadrennially elected presidential, unicameral representative democracy. The President of Ecuador is head of state and head of the army on a multi-party system, and leads a cabinet with further executive power. Legislative power is not limited to the National Assembly, as it may to a lesser degree be exercised by the executive which consists of the President convening an appointed executive cabinet. Subsequent acts of the National Assembly are supreme over Executive Orders where sufficient votes have been cast by the legislators. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. Ecuador is also considered a constitutional republic. [2]
The Constitution of Ecuador provides for a four-year term of office for the President, Vice-President, and members of the National Assembly with concurrent elections. Presidents and legislators may be re-elected immediately. Citizens must be at least 16 years of age to vote: suffrage is universal and compulsory for literate persons aged 18 to 65 and optional for 16 and 17 years of age and other eligible voters.
The Economist Intelligence Unit rated Ecuador a " hybrid regime " in 2022. [3] [ needs update ]
Ecuador's political parties have historically been small, loose organizations that depended more on populist, often charismatic, leaders to retain support than on programs or ideology. [4] Frequent internal splits have produced extreme factionalism. However, a pattern has emerged in which administrations from the center-left alternate with those from the center-right. Although Ecuador's political elite is highly factionalized along regional, ideological, and personal lines, a strong desire for consensus on major issues often leads to compromise. Opposition forces in Congress are loosely organized, but historically they often unite to block the administration's initiatives and to remove cabinet ministers.
Constitutional changes enacted by a specially elected National Constitutional Assembly in 1998 took effect on 10 August 1998. The new constitution strengthens the executive branch by eliminating mid-term congressional elections and by circumscribing Congress' power to challenge cabinet ministers. Party discipline is traditionally weak, and routinely many deputies switch allegiance during each Congress. However, after the new Constitution took effect, the Congress passed a Code of Ethics which imposes penalties on members who defy their party leadership on key votes. [5]
Beginning with the 1996 election, the more indigenous, less Spanish-rooted, ethnic groups abandoned their traditional policy of shunning the official political system and participated actively. The indigenous population has established itself as a significant force in Ecuadorian politics, as shown by the selection of indigenous representative Nina Pacari, who led the indigenous political party, Pachakutik, as Second Vice-President of the 1998 Congress. [6]
New justices of the Supreme Court of Ecuador were elected by the sitting members of the court. A bare majority of Congress, acting in a special session called by former President Lucio Gutiérrez in December 2004, ousted 27 of the 31 justices and replaced them with new members chosen by Congress; notwithstanding, the lack of any provisions permitting impeachment of Supreme Court justices by Congress and the specific provisions giving the Court the power to select new members. [7] Earlier, in November 2004, Congress replaced the majority of judges on the country's Electoral Court and Constitutional Court by a similar process.
President | Períod |
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José Fernández Salvador López | 1830–1834 |
José María de Arteta y Calisto | 1835 |
Joaquín Gutiérrez Restrepo | 1836 |
Fidel Quijano Valencia | 1837 |
Víctor Félix de Sanmiguel Cacho | 1838 |
José María de Arteta y Calisto | 1839–1840 |
Joaquín Gutiérrez Restrepo | 1841 |
Víctor Félix de Sanmiguel Cacho | 1842 |
José María de Arteta y Calisto | 1843 |
Joaquín Gutiérrez Restrepo | 1844 |
Luis De Saá | 1845 |
Víctor Félix de Sanmiguel Cacho | 1846–1847 |
Salvador Ortega Estacio | 1848 |
Pedro José de Arteta y Calisto | 1849 |
Miguel Alvarado | 1850 |
Pedro José de Arteta y Calisto | 1851 |
Pablo Vásconez Román | 1852 |
Antonio Bustamante del Mazo | 1853 |
Miguel Alvarado | 1854 |
Ramón Borja | 1855 |
Carlos Tamayo | 1856 |
Antonio Bustamante del Mazo | 1857 |
Nicolás Espinosa | 1858 |
Manuel Carrión | 1859 |
Ramón Miño | 1860 |
Pedro José de Arteta y Calisto | 1861 |
Ramón Miño | 1862 |
Antonio Gómez de la Torre | 1863 |
Carlos Tamayo | 1864 |
Pedro José de Arteta y Calisto | 1865 |
Ramón Miño | 1866 |
Antonio Muñoz | 1867 |
Luis A. Salazar | 1868 |
Manuel Checa | 1869 |
Pablo Herrera González | 1869 |
Ramón Miño | 1870 |
Nicolás Martínez | 1871 |
Rafael Carvajal Guzmán | 1872 |
Luis A. Salazar | 1873 |
Rafael Quevedo | 1874 |
Pablo Herrera González | 1875 |
Pedro Fermín Cevallos | 1876 |
Julio Castro | 1877 |
Antonio Muñoz | 1878 |
Antonio Portilla | 1879 |
Francisco A. Arboleda | 1880 |
Vicente Nieto | 1881 |
León Espinosa de los Monteros | 1882 |
Vicente Nieto | 1883–1885 |
Pedro Fermín Cevallos | 1886 |
Pedro J. Cevallos y Fernández Salvador | 1886 |
Alejandro Ribadeneira Salazar | 1887 |
Julio Castro | 1888 |
Antonio Robalino | 1889 |
Luis A. Salazar | 1890 |
Julio Castro | 1891 |
Antonio Portilla | 1892 |
José Modesto Espinosa | 1893 |
Vicente Nieto | 1894 |
José Modesto Espinosa | 1895 |
Francisco J. Montalvo | 1896 |
León Espinosa de los Monteros | 1897 |
Vicente Nieto | 1898 |
Manuel Montalvo | 1899 |
José María Borja | 1900 |
Belisario Albán Mestanza | 1901 |
Leopoldo Pino | 1902 |
Manuel Benigno Cueva Betancourt | 1903 |
Belisario Albán Mestanza | 1904 |
Leopoldo Pino | 1905 |
Belisario Albán Mestanza | 1906 |
Manuel Montalvo | 1907 |
Pacífico Villagómez | 1908 |
Alejandro Cárdenas | 1909 |
Belisario Albán Mestanza | 1910 |
Pacífico Villagómez | 1911 |
Belisario Albán Mestanza | 1912 |
Alejandro Cárdenas | 1913 |
Francisco Andrade Marín | 1914 |
Leopoldo Pino | 1915 |
Manuel Eduardo Escudero | 1916 |
Alejandro Cárdenas | 1917 |
Leopoldo Pino | 1918 |
Alejandro Cárdenas | 1919 |
Belisario Albán Mestanza | 1920 |
Leopoldo Pino | 1921 |
Modesto A. Peñaherrera | 1922 |
José María Ayora Cueva | 1923 |
Manuel Eduardo Escudero Viteri | 1924 |
Leopoldo Pino | 1925 |
José Luis Román | 1925 |
Modesto A. Peñaherrera | 1926 |
José María Ayora Cueva | 1927 |
Manuel Eduardo Escudero Viteri | 1928 |
Manuel R. Balarezo | 1929 |
Francisco Pérez Borja | 1930 |
Pablo N. Roldán | 1931 |
Manuel Eduardo Escudero Viteri | 1932 |
Manuel María Borrero González | 1932 |
José Antonio Baquero de la Calle | 1933 |
Camilo Octavio Andrade López | 1934 |
Vicente Enríquez Andrade | 1935 |
Alejandro Ribadeneira Salazar | 1936 |
Camilo Octavio Andrade López | 1937 |
Benjamín Terán Coronel | 1939 |
Camilo Octavio Andrade López | 1940 |
Belisario Ponce Borja | 1941 |
Celio Enrique Salvador Quintana | 1942 |
Leoncio Patiño Carrión | 1943 |
Aurelio A. Bayas Argudo | 1944 |
Belisario Ponce Borja | 1945 |
José María Suárez M. | 1946 |
Belisario Ponce Borja | 1947 |
Alejandro Ribadeneira Salazar | 1948 |
Camilo Gallegos Toledo | 1949 |
José María Villagómez Román | 1950 |
Benjamín Cevallos Arízaga | 1951 |
Luis F. Madera Negrete | 1952 |
Manuel Elicio Flor Torres | 1953 |
Alfonso Mora Bowen | 1954 |
Camilo Gallegos Toledo | 1955 |
José María Villagómez Román | 1956 |
Benjamín Cevallos Arízaga | 1957 |
Luis Eladio Benítez Jara | 1958 |
Manuel Elicio Flor Torres | 1959 |
Benjamín Cevallos Arízaga | 1960 |
Camilo Gallegos Toledo | 1961 |
José María Villagómez Román | 1962 |
Francisco Montero Carrión | 1963 |
Francisco Ochoa Ortiz | 1964 |
Julio Tobar Donoso | 1965 |
Francisco Páez Romero | 1965 |
Arturo del Pozo Saltos | 1966 |
Francisco Ochoa Ortiz | 1967 |
Julio Tobar Donoso | 1968 |
Benjamín Cevallos Arízaga | 1968 |
Ricardo Cornejo Rosales | 1969 |
César Durango Montenegro | 1970 |
Rafael Terán Varea | 1971 |
Miguel Aguirre Sánchez | 1972 |
Tomás Valdiviezo Alba | 1973 |
Carlos A. Jaramillo Andrade | 1974–1975 |
Luis Jaramillo Pérez | 1976 |
César Durango Montenegro | 1977 |
Gonzalo Karolys Martínez | 1978–1979 |
Armando Pareja Andrade | 1979–1981 |
Gonzalo Zambrano Palacios | 1981–1983 |
Carlos Pozo Montesdeoca | 1983–1984 |
Gonzalo Córdova Galarza | 1984–1986 |
Germán Carrión Arciniegas | 1986–1987 |
Juan Agustín Quinde Burneo | 1987–1988 |
Ramiro Larrea Santos | 1988–1990 |
Walter Guerrero Vivanco | 1990–1993 |
Francisco Acosta Yépez | 1993–1995 |
Miguel Macías Hurtado | 1995 |
Carlos Solórzano Constantine | 1995–1997 |
Héctor Romero Parducci | 1997–2000 |
Galo Pico Mantilla | 2000–2002 |
Armando Bermeo Castillo | 2002–2004 |
Hugo Quintana Coello | 2004 |
Ramón Rodríguez Noboa | 2004–2005 |
Guillermo Castro Dáger | 2005 |
Jaime Velasco Dávila | 2005–2008 |
Roberto Gómez Mera | 2008 |
After the adoption of a new Constitution in 2008, the judicial branch of the country was completely renewed to provide a cooperative leadership by having a judicial and an administrative head. As such, the bodies of Ecuador's judicial branch now consisted of the National Court of Justice, provincial courts (created by the National Court), tribunals and judges, National Council of the Judicature, Public Defendants' Office, and State Attorneys' Office. The 2008 Constitution also led to the creation of the Constitutional Court of Ecuador. [8] [9]
The National Court of Justice seats 21 judges elected for a period of 9 years. They are elected by the Judiciary Council based on a merits contest held by that office. They are the final stage of any judicial process serving as a Court of Cassation and create binding precedent based on Triple Reiterative Rulings from the Chambers of the Court. The President of the Court is elected among the members of the Court for a Period of three years, representing the Judicial Branch before the State. [10]
President | Period |
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José Vicente Troya Jaramillo | 2008–2011 |
Carlos Ramírez Romero | 2011–2012 |
2012–2015 | |
2015–2018 | |
Paulina Aguirre Suárez | 2018–present |
The administrative branch of the judicial power consists of the Judiciary Council. The Council is formed by 9 Vocals who are elected by the Branch of Transparency and Social Control, which is formed by the Control Authorities of the State. The Vocals are elected also by a merits contest and it shall be formed by six experts in law and 3 experts in management, economics and other related areas. However, after the National Referendum that took place on 5 May 2011 led to the passing of a proposition impulsed by the government, the Judiciary Council changed its formation by making a constitutional amendment. Currently, a Tri-Party Commission is serving as a Transitional Council with delegates from the Legislative, Executive and Transparency Branch, in order to reform the broken judicial system of the country.
The Constitutional Court of Ecuador does not exercise legal revision, but rather constitutional control of situations where constitutional rights are violated. Also they are the sole body in the State to interpret what the Constitution says. [11]
President | Períod |
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Patricio Pazmiño Freire | 2008–2015 |
Alfredo Ruiz Guzmán | 2015–2018 |
Hernán Salgado Pesántes | 2019–present |
As of 2019, the court has the following members: [12]
The executive branch includes 28 ministries. Provincial governors and councilors, like mayors, aldermen and parish boards, are directly elected. Congress meets throughout the year except for recess in July and December. There are 20 seven-member congressional committees. [13]
The President and Vice-President are elected on the same ticket by popular vote for a four-year term. [13]
On 20 April 2005, by an act of Congress, Lucio Gutiérrez was dramatically removed from office. The last election was held on 20 October 2002 and a runoff election on 24 November 2002 (with the next one to be held in 2006 per the four-year term limits). [14]
Former Vice-President Alfredo Palacio assumed the presidency on 20 April 2005 after Congress removed Lucio Gutiérrez amid escalating street protests precipitated by growing criticism of Gutiérrez's Supreme Court appointments. [15] [16]
A presidential election was held on 15 October and 26 November 2006. Rafael Correa defeated Álvaro Noboa in a run-off election, or second and final round. Correa won with 56.8% of the vote. [17] There was an attempted coup against President Rafael Correa in 2010. [18] The Economist described Correa as "a left-wing populist", [19] while The Washington Post has characterized Correa's ideological approach as being "economically populist, socially conservative, [and] quasi-authoritarian". [20]
Rafael Correa's three consecutive terms (from 2007 to 2017) were followed by Lenín Moreno's four years as president (2017–21).
The 11 April 2021 election run-off vote ended in a win for conservative former banker, Guillermo Lasso, taking 52.4% of the vote compared to 47.6% of left-wing economist Andrés Arauz, supported by exiled former president, Rafael Correa. Previously, President-elect Lasso finished second in the 2013 and 2017 presidential elections. [21] On 24 May 2021, Guillermo Lasso was sworn in as the new President of Ecuador, becoming the country's first right-wing leader in 14 years. [22]
On 15 October 2023, center-right candidate Daniel Noboa won the run-off of the premature presidential election with 52.3% of the vote against leftist candidate Luisa González. [23] On 23 November 2023, Daniel Noboa was sworn in as Ecuador’s new president. [24]
Office | Name | Party | Since |
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President | Guillermo Lasso | Creating Opportunities | 24 May 2021 |
Vice President | Alfredo Borrero | Creating Opportunities | 24 May 2021 |
Ecuador has a unicameral National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional in Spanish), and it has 137 primary (seat-holding) members (all of whom are elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms). It is based on provincial constituencies, but it also has members coming from a national list and it has members representing the emigrant community. [25]
On 29 November 2007, the Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly dismissed Congress on charges of corruption and then assumed legislative powers for itself. The Constituent Assembly then proposed a new National Assembly, which is the current institution. [26]
Ecuador is divided into 24 provinces: Azuay, Bolívar, Cañar, Carchi, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, El Oro, Esmeraldas, Galápagos Islands, Guayas, Imbabura, Loja, Los Ríos, Manabí, Morona-Santiago, Napo, Orellana, Pastaza, Pichincha, Santa Elena, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Sucumbíos, Tungurahua, Zamora-Chinchipe Santa Elena Province.
Ecuador's legal system is based on the civil law system. Ecuador recently accepted compulsory International Court of Justice jurisdiction. [14]
In 1979, there was no female representation. By 1984, there was only 4.2% of female representation with three deputies. In 1986, the number was reduced to one female parliamentarian.
Between 1988 and 1996, the average percentage of female representation was around of 5%. The following trends occurred:
In 2017, the leadership was led by three women: Gabriela Rivadeneira (President), Rosana Alvarado (First Vice-President) and Marcela Aguiñaga (Second Vice-President). [27]
Ecuador or Ecuadorian organizations participate in the following international organizations:
The History of Ecuador covers human habitation in the region reaching back 8,000 years
Lucio Edwin Gutiérrez Borbúa served as 43rd President of Ecuador from 15 January 2003 to 20 April 2005. In 2023, he was elected to the National Assembly.
The president of Ecuador, officially called the constitutional president of the Republic of Ecuador, serves as the head of state and head of government of Ecuador. It is the highest political office in the country as the head of the executive branch of government. Per the current constitution, the president can serve two four-year terms. Prior to that, the president could only serve one four-year term.
Luis Alfredo Palacio González is an Ecuadorian cardiologist and former politician who was President of Ecuador from 20 April 2005 to 15 January 2007. From 15 January 2003 to 20 April 2005, he was vice president, after which he was appointed to the presidency when the Ecuadorian Congress removed President Lucio Gutiérrez from power following a week of growing unrest with his government.
The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador or, more commonly, CONAIE, is Ecuador's largest indigenous rights organization. The Ecuadorian Indian movement under the leadership of CONAIE is often cited as the best-organized and most influential Indigenous movement in Latin America.
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The Revolutionary and Democratic Ethical Green Movement (MOVER, Spanish: Movimiento Verde Ético Revolucionario y Democrático) is a centre to centre-right neoliberal and environmentalist political party in Ecuador. In 2016, it had 979,691 members. Until 2021 it was known as the PAIS Alliance (Proud and Sovereign Homeland) (PAIS, Spanish: Alianza PAIS (Patria Altiva i Soberana)).
The Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly was a 2007–2008 constitutional assembly in Ecuador, which drafted the 2008 Constitution of Ecuador, approved via the Ecuadorian constitutional referendum, 2008.
The Constitutional Court of Ecuador, previously the Constitutional Tribunal of Ecuador, is the constitutional court of Ecuador.
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Early general elections were held in Ecuador on 26 April 2009 following the approval of a new constitution in a referendum held on 28 September 2008. President Rafael Correa ran for his first term under the new constitution. The election was initially expected to be held in October 2010.
Ecuador is a country in South America.
The National Assembly is the unicameral legislature of Ecuador. It replaced the National Congress in 2009 following reforms under the 2008 Constitution. Within Ecuador, the National Assembly has the power to pass laws, while appointment of judges to the National Court of Justice is done by a separate Judicial Council.
General elections were held in Ecuador on 17 February 2013 to elect the President, the National Assembly, Provincial Assemblies and members of the Andean Parliament. The incumbent President Rafael Correa was re-elected by a wide margin. Correa's closest electoral rival, Guillermo Lasso, conceded the election shortly after it concluded.
Guillermo Alberto Santiago Lasso Mendoza is an Ecuadorian businessman, banker and politician who served as the 47th president of Ecuador from 2021 to 2023. He was the country's first conservative president in nearly two decades, marking a shift in the country's electorate.
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A political crisis began in Ecuador on 17 May 2023 as a result of the impeachment trial against President Guillermo Lasso. The impeachment inquiry began in the National Assembly on 9 May and lasted until 17 May when Lasso dissolved parliament through the constitutional provision known as muerte cruzada. That triggered the end of the impeachment inquiry as it dissolved the National Assembly and caused an earlier general election. The mutual dissolution marks the first time this constitutional measure has been triggered by an Ecuadorian president.
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