National Assembly (Ecuador)
logo | Palacio Legislativo de Ecuador in Quito |
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Basic data | |
Seat: | Quito |
Legislative period : | 4 years |
First session: | July 31, 2009, previously National Congress (Congreso Nacional) |
MPs: | 137 |
Current legislative period | |
Last choice: | General election on February 19, 2017 |
Website | |
www.asambleanacional.gov.ec |
The National Assembly ( Asamblea Nacional ) is the parliament of the Republic of Ecuador and has replaced the National Congress (Congreso Nacional) since the constitution of 2008 . It is elected through a national (15 MPs) and provincial lists (2 MPs each), whereby the emigrants can also vote according to lists (USA and Canada; Latin America; Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania). Voting is compulsory , from which only emigrants and members of the military are exempt.
elections
The first elections to the National Assembly took place on April 26, 2009 ; the first National Assembly met on July 31, 2009. The strongest parliamentary group in the 124-member parliament, with 59 members, is the ruling party Alianza PAÍS , which is headed by Fernando Cordero.
In the parliamentary elections in 2013 and 2017 , the Alianza PAÍS remained the strongest parliamentary group.
Political party | Seats | |
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Movimiento PAÍS | 74 | |
CREO | 32 | |
Partido Social Cristiano / Movimiento Cívico Madera de Guerrero | 15th | |
Pachakutik | 4th | |
Izquierda Democrática | 4th | |
Partido Sociedad Patriótica | 2 | |
SUMA | 2 | |
Fuerza Ecuador | 1 | |
Movimiento Político Peninsular Creyendo en Nuestra Gente - MPCG | 1 | |
Movimiento Social Conservador del Carchi - MSCDC | 1 | |
Movimiento Unidos por Pastaza - MUP | 1 | |
All in all | 137 |
Seat in the Palacio Legislativo de Ecuador in Quito
The National Assembly of Ecuador has its seat in the capital Quito , in the Palacio Legislativo de Ecuador . The National Congress of Ecuador met there beforehand . The building was constructed in the International Style in the 1960s . There is a frieze by Luis Mideros on the facade of the building and a controversial mural by Oswaldo Guayasamín in the plenary chamber .
The building was damaged in a fire in 2003. The building complex was renovated during the Constituent Assembly of Ecuador in 2007/08.
Web links
- official homepage
- Constitución de la República del Ecuador (Spanish) from 2008 with changes from 2011
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b ECUADOR (Asamblea Nacional), General information . In: IPU PARLINE database . Retrieved October 27, 2015.
- ↑ IPU PARLINE database: ECUADOR (Asamblea Nacional), Electoral system . Retrieved October 27, 2015.
- ↑ ECUADOR FINAL REPORT Presidential and Parliamentary Elections - April 26, 2009. EUROPEAN UNION ELECTION OBSERVATION MISSION, June 2009 ( Memento of November 23, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (English) Report of the EU election observers for the 2009 elections
- ^ PAIS, sin mayoría tras definirse los 124 escaños (Spanish) El Universo , June 23, 2009
- ^ Ecuador . In: Places of Power. A Wiki on National Parliament Buildings Worldwide . Retrieved October 29, 2015.
- ^ Visite la Asamblea Nacional . In: Asamblea Nacional del Ecuador . Retrieved October 29, 2015.
- ↑ Concluyen trabajos de remodelación en el Palacio Legislativo . July 23, 2008. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
- ↑ Palacio Legislative listo para congresillo . In: El Diario Ecuador . July 13, 2008.
Coordinates: 0 ° 12 ′ 47.4 ″ S , 78 ° 29 ′ 56 ″ W.