elections in Ecuador

Presidential elections in Ecuador are conducted every four years.

Elections use a run off system where a candidate must get over 40% of valid votes and have a minimum 10% lead over the runner up to win in only one round. This is known as winning an "absolute majority".

If no candidate meets those criteria, then the two leading candidates will run against each other in a second election that is held within 45 days off the first election. This stage is known as "Ballotage".

Whoever comes out of Ballotage with more votes will win the presidency.

{{Election results

|cand1=Luisa González

|vp1=Andrés Arauz

|party1=Citizen Revolution Movement

|votes1=3315663

|votes1_2=4880525

|color1={{party color|Citizen Revolution}}

|cand2=Daniel Noboa

|vp2=Verónica Abad Rojas

|party2=National Democratic Action

|votes2=2315296

|votes2_2=5251695

|color2=#63267D

|cand3=Christian Zurita

|vp3=Andrea González Náder

|party3=Movimiento Construye

|votes3=1614434

|color3={{party color|Movimiento Construye}}

|cand4=Jan Topić

|vp4=Diana Jácome Silva

|party4=Por Un País Sin Miedo

|votes4=1446812

|color4=#FFD600

|cand5=Otto Sonnenholzner

|vp5=Erika Paredes Sánchez

|party5=Actuemos

|votes5=696548

|color5={{party color|Advance (Ecuador)}}

|cand6=Yaku Pérez

|vp6=Nory Pinela Morán

|party6=Claro Que Se Puede

|votes6=391674

|color6={{party color|Popular Unity (Ecuador)}}

|cand7=Xavier Hervas

|vp7=Luz Marina Vega Conejo

|party7=RETO Movement

|votes7=48428

|cand8=Bolívar Armijos

|vp8=Linda Romero Espinoza

|party8=AMIGO Movement

|votes8=35785

|color8=#000000

|blank=220717

|blank2=84178

|invalid=732478

|invalid2=858394

|electorate=13045553

|electorate2=13446682

|source=[https://elecciones2023.cne.gob.ec/ CNE], [https://www.eldiario.ec/actualidad/el-consejo-nacional-electoral-cne-proclamo-los-resultados-definitivos-de-dos-de-las-elecciones-del-ultimo-20-de-agosto/ eldiario], [https://elecciones2023v2.cne.gob.ec/ CNE]

}}

{{Election results

|firstround=National|secondround=Provincial|thirdround=Overseas

|party1=Citizen Revolution Movement{{efn|Supported by MAR70 and PLAN77 in El Oro and by Sumak Yuyay in Napo. 41 provincial seats won by RC, one won by PLAN77.}}|votes1=3326110|seats1=6|votes1_2=3059898|seats1_2=42|seats1_3=4|totseats1=52

|party2=Movimiento Construye|votes2=1707682|seats2=3|votes2_2=1428869|seats2_2=24|seats2_3=1|totseats2=28

|party3=National Democratic Action|votes3=1219254|seats3=2|votes3_2=884747|seats3_2=11|seats3_3=1|totseats3=14

|party4=Social Christian Party{{efn|Supported by MDG in Guayas and by Caminantes in Manabi.}}|votes4=996206|seats4=2|votes4_2=948333|seats4_2=12|seats4_3=0|totseats4=14

|party5=Actuemos (Avanza–SUMA)|votes5=377953|seats5=1|votes5_2=577384|seats5_2=7|color5={{party color|Advance (Ecuador)}}|seats5_3=0|totseats5=8

|party6=Patriotic Society Party|votes6=264701|seats6=1|votes6_2=118972|seats6_2=0|totseats6=1

|party7=Claro Que Se Puede (UP–PSE–DSì){{efn|Supported by AFE in El Oro. One provincial seat won by UP, one by PSE, one by AFE.}}|votes7=240015|seats7=0|votes7_2=360066|seats7_2=3|seats7_3=0|totseats7=3

|party8=RETO Movement|votes8=141577|seats8=0|votes8_2=128174|seats8_2=0|totseats8=0

|party9=AMIGO Movement|votes9=100995|seats9=0|votes9_2=69265|seats9_2=1|seats9_3=0|totseats9=1

|party10=Pachakutik|votes10_2=349450|seats10_2=4|seats10_3=0|totseats10=4

|party11=Democratic Center|votes11_2=137747|seats11_2=1|seats11_3=0|totseats11=1

|party12=PSP–PSC{{efn|Alliance running only in Chimborazo, Napo and Sucumbíos. Two provincial seats won by PSP.}}|votes12_2=52119|seats12_2=2|totseats12=2

|party13=RETO–MUPP{{efn|Alliance running only in Chimborazo. One provincial seat won by RETO.}}|votes13_2=47017|seats13_2=1|totseats13=1

|party14=MC–AMIGO{{efn|Alliance running only in Cotopaxi. One provincial seat won by MC.}}|votes14_2=43935|seats14_2=1|totseats14=1

|party15=Democratic Left{{efn|Supported by MINGA in Bolivar.}}|votes15_2=40743|seats15_2=0|totseats15=0

|party16=RETO–CD–MP{{efn|Alliance running only in Orellana. One provincial seat won by RETO.}}|votes16_2=29771|seats16_2=1|totseats16=1

|party17=Ecuadorian Socialist Party{{efn|Run disjointly from the Claro Que Se Puede alliance only in Cañar}}|votes17_2=14100|seats17_2=0|totseats17=0

|party18=PSP–PSC–CD{{efn|Alliance running only in Bolivar.}}|votes18_2=10860|seats18_2=0|totseats18=0

|party19=CD–AMIGO{{efn|Alliance running only in Azuay.}}|votes19_2=5009|seats19_2=0|totseats19=0

|party20=Provincial movements{{efn|MSC/MPUP/Semilla/MPCG/Unete/MAS}}|votes20_2=276398|seats20_2=6|totseats20=6

|invalid=2443773|invalid2=2225585

|electorate=13045553|electorate2=12419632

|source=[https://elecciones2023.cne.gob.ec/Asambleistas/nacionales CNE]

}}

• 2024 national electoral calendar

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• [http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/e/ecuador/ Adam Carr's Election Archive]
• [http://www.cepr.net/documents/ecuador_elections_economic_issues.pdf Ecuador's Presidential Election: Background on Economic Issues], issue brief from the Center for Economic and Policy Research

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