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Snap general elections were held in Ecuador on 20 August 2023 to vote for President of Ecuador, members of the National Assembly and two referendums. Elections followed the invocation of muerte cruzada, which dissolved the National Assembly on 17 May 2023.[1] A run-off election was held on 15 October 2023 to elect the President after candidates were unable to reach the threshold needed to win in the first round. Incumbent president Guillermo Lasso was eligible for a second term,[2] but he announced on 18 May that he would not stand for re-election in response to his impeachment.[3][4]
The officials elected—to both the executive and legislative branches—will serve out the remainder of the current presidential and legislative terms (2021–2025), starting on 25 November 2023. A regular election for a full four-year term is expected to follow in early 2025.[5] A national referendum on oil exploitation in the Yasuní National Park and a local one on metallic mining in the Chocó Andino area were held on the same day.[6][7][8] The assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio—occurring 11 days before the first round—made international headlines.[9]
Advancing to the 15 October run-off, Luisa González of the Citizen Revolution Movement came in first place, winning 33% of the vote with Daniel Noboa of the National Democratic Action coming in second place with 24% of the vote.[10][11] Noboa's second place finish was seen as surprising and an upset, with his debate performance seen as a key factor to his rise in popularity among voters.[12] Noboa ended up defeating González with 52% of the votes in the runoff election, a similar result to that of Guillermo Lasso in 2021, making Noboa the President-elect of Ecuador.[13] At 35 years old, he is the youngest president in the country's history.[14][15]
- ^ "Lasso quisiera gobernar nuevamente en 2025". Radio La Calle (in Spanish). 22 February 2022. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "Guillermo Lasso no descarta buscar la reelección en el 2025 – Radio Pichincha". Pichincha Comunicaciones EP (in Spanish). 22 February 2022. Archived from the original on 23 February 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "Presidente Guillermo Lasso reveló que no será candidato en estas elecciones". El Telégrafo. 19 May 2023. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ Torres, Arturo; Schmidt, Samantha (19 May 2023). "After dissolving legislature, Ecuador's president says he's leaving, too". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "Ecuador deberá vivir un proceso eleccionario en pocos meses. ¿Guillermo Lasso se puede presentar a elecciones?". El Universo. 17 May 2023. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "Ecuador Makes History: Vote to Keep the Oil in the Ground in Yasuní Underway | Amazon Watch". 1 June 2023. Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "In Ecuador biosphere, battle lines form over mining plans". France 24. 4 June 2023. Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "BNamericas – Ecuador mining referendum to be held same da..." BNamericas.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
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- ^ "Daniel Noboa elected Ecuador's youngest president". BBC. 15 October 2023. Archived from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "Noboa wins Ecuador presidential race, pledges to rebuild country". Reuters. 15 October 2023. Archived from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.