{"id":4327,"date":"2017-02-20T12:52:07","date_gmt":"2017-02-20T11:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polyas.de\/blog\/?p=4327"},"modified":"2017-02-20T12:52:07","modified_gmt":"2017-02-20T11:52:07","slug":"ecuadorian-presidential-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.polyas.de\/blog\/en\/online-elections\/ecuadorian-presidential-election","title":{"rendered":"#ElectionNews: Ecuadorian presidential election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ecuadorian presidential election took place yesterday and it seems likely that a runoff election may be needed. Despite celebrations by the incumbent president Rafael Contigo and his hand-picked successor Len\u00edn Moreno, no candidate has secured enough votes to win outright.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nOn the same night of a referendum on tax havens and 137 national and provincial assembly members, the presidential election took place &#8211; stealing the limelight completely. Not all votes have been counted but these are the results so far:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>38.9% &#8211; Len\u00edn Moreno &#8211; PAIS Alliance<\/li>\n<li>28.5% &#8211; Guillermo Lasso &#8211; Creating Opportunities Movement (CREO)<\/li>\n<li>16.5% &#8211; Cynthia Vireti &#8211; Social Christian Party 81.51% of votes counted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>An update will follow when the results are officially released.<\/p>\n<h3>The System<\/h3>\n<p>In order for a candidate to avoid a runoff election, they must either receive +50% of the vote or +40% of the vote <strong>and<\/strong> have a 10 point lead over their closest rival.<\/p>\n<p>So far, Moreno has fallen just short of the 40% mark needed to ensure victory. The PAIS Alliance candidate Moreno has received 38.1%. It seems that Moreno will achieve the +10 point lead over the right-wing CREO candidate Guillermo.<\/p>\n<h3>No Third Term<\/h3>\n<p>Rafael Correa, the incumbent president and self-styled leader of 21st Century Socialism, is stepping down after serving the maximum of 2 terms in office.<\/p>\n<p>A movement called <em>Rafael Contigo Siempre<\/em> (Always with you Rafael Contigo) was founded to try to amend the constitution to allow Contigo to run for a third term in office. He stated however, that he would not run for a third term anyway opting for retirement instead.<\/p>\n<h3>Pre-Election<\/h3>\n<p>Polls generally agreed that Len\u00edn Moreno was favorite to win the election. Despite a lead in the polls for Moreno, there were clear divisions amongst the left-wing voters after a decline in government popularity amidst<br \/>\nOpposition candidates, including Guillermo Lasso attacked the government with allegations of election-corruption as well as attacks on economic policy.<\/p>\n<p>Election corruption allegations have been dismissed by the government, as the delegations of the Union of South American Nations and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oas.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">OAS <\/a>were invited in to oversee the vote. Furthermore, complaints of inconsistencies in the electoral roll were similarly dismissed as a mere 99 cases were filed and resolved.<\/p>\n<p>Right wing parties have failed to rally behind one candidate so far, helping to maintain a left-majority.<\/p>\n<h3>Runoff Election<\/h3>\n<p>Should Moreno fail to win outright, a runoff election will be held on the 2nd of April. There are differing reports as to who will be the favorite to win in a runoff. On the one hand, left-wing supporters may rally to keep the right wing Lasso out of power. On the other hand, right-wing parties may set aside their disputes to support a shift in policy towards the center.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ecuadorian presidential election took place yesterday and it seems likely that a runoff election may be needed. 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