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eCuaDor*

H.E. Dr. Arturo Cabrera H.E. Diana Atamaint Wamputsar,
Peñaherrera, TCE CNE

PArt i PArt ii

CoUNtrY ProfiLE LEgisLAtivE sYstEM

1. Country Name
ECUADOR LEGISLATURE

2. Official Name 1. Structure of National Legislature
Republic of Ecuador Unicameral

3. Government 2. Names of the Houses in vernacular and English
Presidential Republic National Congress

4. Head of the Government 3. Total no. of members in each house elected/
President – Lenín Moreno nominated
5. Head of the State 15 members of the Congreso Nacional (National
President – Lenín Moreno Congress) are elected through open-list
proportional representation system, 116 members
6. Capital are elected by plurality vote while 6 members are
Quito elected by majority vote.
7. Currency 4. Popular House
United States Dollar National Congress

7. Ethnic Groups (with %age population) 5. Type of Electoral System
Mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 71.9%, Proportional Representation
Montubio 7.4%, Amerindian 7%, white 6.1%,
Afroecuadorian 4.3%, mulatto 1.9%, black 1%,
other 0.4% (2010 est.) PArt iii

8. Date of Independence and from which Country ELECtorAL sYstEM
24 May 1822 (from Spain)
(A) ELECTION MANAGEMENT BODy
9. Date of adoption of Democratic Constitution
20 October 2008 1. Name of the EMB(S)
Tribunal Contencioso Electoral (TCE) (Contentious
10. Language (s) Electoral Tribunal)
Spanish (Castilian) 93% (official)
Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE) (National
11. Literacy Levels Electoral Council)
94.35%

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