Ecuador elects on the national level a president and a legislature . The President of the Republic and the Vice President are elected on one ballot for a four-year term by the people. The National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional ) has 137 members elected for a four-year term in the 24 provinces (so multi-seat constituencies ).
Ecuador has a mandatory voting system; citizens who fail to vote are fined.[ 1] [ 2]
Presidential elections
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.
Past elections
2025 presidential elections
Candidate Running mate Party First round Second round Votes % Votes % Daniel Noboa María José Pinto National Democratic Action 4,527,606 44.17 5,870,618 55.63 Luisa González Diego Borja Citizen Revolution Movement –RETO 4,510,860 44.00 4,683,260 44.37 Leonidas Iza Katiuska Molina Pachakutik 538,456 5.25 Andrea González Galo Moncayo Patriotic Society Party 275,376 2.69 Henry Kronfle Dallyana Passailaigue Social Christian Party 73,293 0.71 Pedro Granja [es ] Verónica Silva Socialist Party – Broad Front of Ecuador 53,940 0.53 Jimmy Jairala Lucía Vallecilla Democratic Center 40,559 0.40 Jorge Escala Pacha Terán Popular Unity 40,483 0.39 Henry Cucalón Carla Larrea Movimiento Construye 37,316 0.36 Luis Felipe Tillería Karla Rosero Avanza 33,239 0.32 Francesco Tabacchi [es ] Blanca Sacancela Creating Opportunities 26,768 0.26 Víctor Araus Cristina Carrera People, Equality and Democracy 22,678 0.22 Carlos Rabascall Alejandra Rivas Democratic Left 22,270 0.22 Enrique Gómez Inés Díaz SUMA Party 18,815 0.18 Juan Cueva Cristina Reyes AMIGO Movement 17,545 0.17 Iván Saquicela [es ] María Luisa Coello Democracy Yes [es ] 11,985 0.12 Total 10,251,189 100.00 10,553,878 100.00 Valid votes 10,251,189 91.04 10,553,878 92.63 Invalid votes 765,649 6.80 763,180 6.70 Blank votes 243,573 2.16 75,956 0.67 Total votes 11,260,411 100.00 11,393,014 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 13,732,194 82.00 13,731,145 82.97 Source: CNE (first round) , CNE (first round) , CNE (second round) , CNE (second round)
2025 National Assembly elections
Party National Provincial Overseas Total +/– Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats National Democratic Action 3,948,532 43.34 7 56 3 66 +52 Citizen Revolution Movement –RETO [ a] 3,764,230 41.32 7 57 3 67 +13 Social Christian Party 288,545 3.17 1 3 0 4 –10 Patriotic Society Party 210,083 2.31 0 1 0 1 –2 AMIGO Movement 162,721 1.79 0 0 0 0 –1 Popular Unity 156,802 1.72 0 1 0 1 0 SUMA Party 149,404 1.64 0 0 0 0 –4 Creating Opportunities 119,480 1.31 0 0 0 0 0 Ecuadorian Socialist Party 91,778 1.01 0 0 0 0 -1 Democratic Left 90,383 0.99 0 0 0 0 0 People, Equality and Democracy 67,367 0.74 0 0 0 0 0 Democratic Center 61,559 0.68 0 0 0 0 –1 Pachakutik 9 0 9 +5 Movimiento Construye 1 0 1 –28 Avanza 0 0 0 –3 Democracy Yes [es ] 0 0 0 0 Provincial movements 2 0 2 –4 Total 9,110,884 100.00 15 130 6 151 – Valid votes 9,110,884 80.91 Invalid votes 1,040,695 9.24 Blank votes 1,109,547 9.85 Total votes 11,261,126 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 13,732,194 82.01 Source: CNE
See also
Notes
^ 66 seats won by RC , one won by RETO .
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