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Ecuador (Legislative)
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ELECTION TYPE |
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| Republic of Ecuador |
Legislative |
May 31, 1998 |
At stake
in this election:
- Seats in the National Congress: 121
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Description
of government structure:
- Legislature/National Congress: Ecuador's
unicameral legislature, the National Congress, is composed of 121 members directly elected
by a closed party-list system. For this election, 101 members were elected by
provincial vote and 20 members were elected by national vote. The number of seats
elected by provincial vote was raised from 70 to 101 since the May 1996 election.
The number of seats elected by national vote was raised from 12 to 20. The next
election, scheduled for 2002, will be to elect provincial deputies only. National
deputeis will no longer be elected. Currently, all members in the National Congress
are elected for a four and one-half year term.
- National Assembly/Constitutional
Reform Body: The body known as the National Assembly was created in November 1997 to
revise the constitution.
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Results of the electoral races:
- Party: Social
Christian Party (PSC)
Leader: Jaime NEBOT Saadi
Seats won in last election: 27
- Party: Roldosista Party of Ecuador (PRE)
Leader: Abdala BUCARAM Ortiz
Seats won in last election: 21
- Party: Popular Democracy (DP)
Leader: Jamil MAHUAD
Seats won in last election: 12
- Party: Pachakutik-New Country Coalition (P-NP)
Leader: Freddy EHLERS
Seats won in last election: 7
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When was the last election? Number of seats in last election?
- Legislative elections last held: May 19,
1996
- Seats decided in the last election: 82
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Population
and number of registered voters:
- Population: 12,105,124 (July 1997
estimate)
- Number of registered voters: 7,072,496
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| SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) |
| For additional information:
IFES ElectionGuide Online |
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