Assembly candidates travel abroad to capture votes

On Sunday October 15, 2023, Ecuadorians will not only elect the next President or president, but also I will repeat elections abroad for members of the National Assembly and for the three constituencies. That’s what he decided National Electoral Council (CNE), after having declared the cancellation of elections due to telematic voting problems.

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This decision put the members of the assembly who reached a quota on August 20, notably those of the cEurope, Asia and Oceania; Two seats are at stake.

The list of members of the National Assembly. And one of those who might be left out is the former president Lucio Gutiérrezof the Patriotic Society Party.

Who are the Assembly members fighting for a seat?

Outside they are fighting six seats between three constituencies: Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa; Canada and the United States; Europe, Oceania and Asia.

In the first (Latin America), Carla Cruz, from the Construye Movement, obtained 2,203 votes which earned him the first seat. The Citizens’ Revolution, for its part, obtained 1,522 supports for Mauricio Zambrano. In this constituency there would be no major changessince almost 100% of registered Ecuadorians voted.

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A similar situation was experienced in the constituency of Canada and the United States. Although around 70% of voters voted there, the results are expected to remain unchanged. Andrea Ledesma (Build) now Monica Palacios (Citizen’s Revolution) within the National Assembly.

The main changes would occur in Europe, Asia and Oceaniawhere failures were recorded in the telematic voting. In principle, Gustavo Matheus of the Citizen revolution And Diego Rosero, of Buildthey got a seat, but it comes in now conflict Also Esther Cuesta of Correismfor him second quota.

Campaign abroad

Carla Cruz He assured in an interview for Ecuavisa that there was no reason to repeat the process in Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa, since they voted all the registered. However, he continues to work to maintain the votes obtained in the first round, although on social networks he gives priority to publications in favor of clarifying the crime of Fernando Villavicencio.

A similar strategy is being pursued by the Citizen’s Revolution. Esther Cuesta has strengthened its participation in Spanish-speaking spaces and even traveled to Madrid to run your campaign.

The runner Mauricio Zambrano, For his part, he did not focus on his own campaign; but rather in press to the candidacy of Luisa Gonzalez. During, Gustavo Matheus He is leading his own campaign and that of the Spanish presidential candidate.

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Lucio Gutierrez, of the Patriotic Society Party, also went on campaign. He carried them out in the United States, but the biggest actions were carried out from Ecuador, through his social networks.

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