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Ecuador (National Assembly)
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ELECTION TYPE |
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| Republic of Ecuador |
National Assembly |
November 30, 1997 |
At stake
in this election:
- 70 seats in the National Assembly
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Description
of government structure:
- National Assembly/Constitutional
Reform Body: The body known as the National Assembly was created to revise the
constitution and is made up of 70 popularly elected members.
- Legislature/National Congress:
Ecuador's unicameral parliament, the National Congress, is composed of 121 members elected
by a closed party-list system.
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Results of the electoral races:
- Party: Social
Christian Party (PSC)
Leader: Jaime NEBOT Saadi
Assembly Members Elected: 21
- Party: Popular
Democracy Party (DP)
Leader: Dr Osvaldo HURTADO Larrea
Assembly Members Elected: 10
- Party: Ecuadorian
Roldosist Party (PRE)
Leader: Abdala BUCARAM Ortiz, Alfredo ADUM Ziade
Assembly Members Elected: 7
- Party: Pachakutik
Leader: Nina PACARI, Luis MACAS
Assembly Members Elected: 7
- Party: Liberal Party - Alfarista Radical Front (PL-FRA)
Leader: Fabian ALARCON
Assembly Members Elected: 5
- Party: Independents and Others
Leader: not applicable
Assembly Members Elected: 20
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When was the last election? Number of seats in last election?
- This was the first National Assembly
to be elected; however, an appointed Constitutional Assembly, which dealt with
constitutional issues, was held in 1978.
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Population
and number of registered voters:
- Population: 11,717,000 (1996
estimate)
- Number of registered voters: 6,974,623
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Of Interest:
- The National Congress created the
National Assembly as a result of the May 25, 1997, referendum.
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| SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) |
| For additional information:
IFES ElectionGuide Online |
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