Editing Politics of Ecuador (section)

==Executive branch==
[[Image:Carondelet - Quito.JPG|thumb|[[Carondelet Palace]], seats the [[executive power]].]]
=== Structure ===
The executive branch includes 28 ministries. Provincial governors and councilors, like mayors, aldermen and parish boards, are directly elected. Congress meets throughout the year except for recess in July and December. There are 20 seven-member congressional committees.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZXVaAAAAYAAJ|title=Political Risk Yearbook: South America|date=2010|publisher=Frost & Sullivan|isbn=9781936241040|language=en}}</ref>

=== Presidency ===
The President and Vice-President are elected on the same ticket by popular vote for a four-year term.<ref name=":0" />

==== Controversy surrounding Lucio Gutiérrez ====
On 20 April 2005, by an act of Congress, [[Lucio Gutierrez|Lucio Gutiérrez]] was dramatically removed from office. The last election was held on 20 October 2002 and a runoff election on 24 November 2002 (with the next one to be held in 2006 per the four-year term limits).<ref name="nyulawglobal.org">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/Ecuador.html|title=The Basic Structure of the Ecuadorian Legal System and Legal Research – GlobaLex|website=www.nyulawglobal.org|access-date=2019-04-26}}</ref>

Former Vice-President [[Alfredo Palacio]] assumed the presidency on 20 April 2005 after Congress removed [[Lucio Gutiérrez]] amid escalating street protests precipitated by growing criticism of Gutiérrez's Supreme Court appointments.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elconfidencial.com/mundo/2005-04-21/alfredo-palacio-juro-su-cargo-como-presidente-de-ecuador-tras-la-destitucion-de-lucio-gutierrez-que-ha-pedido-asilo-al-gobierno-brasileno-desde-su-embajada_610919/|title=Alfredo Palacio juró su cargo como presidente de Ecuador tras la destitución de Lucio Gutiérrez, que ha pedido asilo al gobierno brasileño desde su embajada.|date=2014-12-25|website=El Confidencial|language=es|access-date=2019-04-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-apr-21-fg-ecuador21-story.html|title=Ecuadorean President Ousted From Office by Lawmakers|date=2005-04-21|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2019-04-26|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035}}</ref>

==== Presidency of Rafael Correa ====
A presidential [[Ecuadorian general election, 2006|election]] was held on 15 October and 26 November 2006. [[Rafael Correa]] defeated [[Álvaro Noboa]] in a [[Two-round system|run-off election]], or second and final round. Correa won with 56.8% of the vote.<ref>"Ecuador Exit Polls Show Correa Wins Presidential Vote (Update2)" Bloomberg</ref> There was an [[2010 Ecuador crisis|attempted coup]] against President Rafael Correa in 2010.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-44706554|title=Ecuador court orders ex-president's arrest|date=2018-07-04|work=BBC World|access-date=2019-04-26|language=en-GB}}</ref> ''[[The Economist]]'' described Correa as "a left-wing populist",<ref>{{cite news|date=15 November 2014|title=If you can't beat 'em, referendum|newspaper=The Economist|url=https://www.economist.com/news/americas/21632575-vote-could-cost-president-correa-his-jobin-2017-if-you-cant-beat-em-referendum?zid=309&ah=80dcf288b8561b012f603b9fd9577f0e}}</ref> while ''[[The Washington Post]]'' has characterized Correa's ideological approach as being "economically populist, socially conservative, [and] quasi-authoritarian".<ref>{{cite news|author=Nick Miroff|date=15 March 2014|title=Ecuador's popular, powerful president Rafael Correa is a study in contradictions|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/ecuadors-popular-powerful-president-rafael-correa-is-a-study-in-contradictions/2014/03/15/452111fc-3eaa-401b-b2c8-cc4e85fccb40_story.html}}</ref>

Rafael Correa's three consecutive terms (from 2007 to 2017) were followed by [[Lenín Moreno]]'s four years as president (2017–21).

==== Current officeholders ====

The 11 April 2021 [[2021 Ecuadorian general election|election]] run-off vote ended in a win for conservative former banker, [[Guillermo Lasso]], taking  52.4% of the vote compared to 47.6% of left-wing economist [[Andrés Arauz]], supported by exiled former president, Rafael Correa. Previously, President-elect Lasso finished second in the 2013 and 2017 presidential elections.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-56713570|title = Guillermo Lasso: Conservative ex-banker elected Ecuador president|work = BBC News|date = 12 April 2021}}</ref> On 24 May 2021, Guillermo Lasso was sworn in as the new President of Ecuador, becoming the country's first right-wing leader in 14 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210524-lasso-inaugurated-as-first-right-wing-ecuador-president-in-14-years|title=Lasso inaugurated as first right-wing Ecuador president in 14 years|date=24 May 2021}}</ref>
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On 15 October 2023, center-right candidate [[Daniel Noboa]] won the run-off of the premature p[[2023 Ecuadorian general election|residential election]] with 52.3% of the vote against leftist candidate [[Luisa González]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Alvarado |first1=Tara John,Abel |title=Noboa, 35, to become Ecuador's next president following election dominated by spiraling crime |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/15/americas/ecuador-election-gonzalez-noboa-intl-latam/index.html |work=CNN |date=15 October 2023 |language=en}}</ref> On 23 November 2023, Daniel Noboa was sworn in as Ecuador’s new president. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Business heir Daniel Noboa sworn in as Ecuador president |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/23/millionaire-daniel-noboa-sworn-in-as-ecuador-president |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> In April 2025,  President Daniel Noboa won the run-off round of Ecuador's [[2025 Ecuadorian general election|presidential election]], meaning he will now serve a full four-year term.<ref>{{cite news |title=Daniel Noboa: Centre-right leader wins re-election in Ecuador |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gr8dw20evo |work=www.bbc.com |date=14 April 2025}}</ref>

[[File:CENA LENIN MORENO (16217113764) (cropped).jpg|thumb|150px|left|President of Ecuador 2017–2021, [[Lenín Moreno]]]]
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|President
|[[Guillermo Lasso]]
|[[Creating Opportunities]]
|24 May 2021
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|Vice President
|[[Alfredo Borrero]]
|[[Creating Opportunities]]
|24 May 2021
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