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General elections were held in Ecuador on 17 February 2013 to elect the President, the National Assembly, Provincial Assemblies and members of the Andean Parliament.[1] The incumbent President Rafael Correa was re-elected by a wide margin.[2] Correa's closest electoral rival, Guillermo Lasso, conceded the election shortly after it concluded.
The vote had been set for January 2013, but was put back a month to allow a full year to elapse after the reform of election rules.[3]
This was the first election since 1996 held after the natural expiration of a four-year presidential term. This was due to a decade of political and economical instability that Ecuador experienced after Abdalá Bucaram was impeached by the former Congress, in late 1997, and that lasted until Correa's inauguration in early 2007.[4]
- ^ "To present, 85 institutions are authorized by the National Electoral Council to issue publications | ANDES". Archived from the original on 12 February 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- ^ Neuman, William (17 February 2013). "President Correa Handily Wins Re-election in Ecuador". The New York Times.
- ^ "Ecuador's presidential election set for February 2013". Reuters. 24 February 2012.[dead link]
- ^ "Los 7 años de Correa en Ecuador: estabilidad en medio de éxitos y críticas" 17 January 2014. La República