National Assembly (Ecuador)

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National Assembly Asamblea Nacional
National Assembly (2025–present)

Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	September 28, 2008; 16 years ago (2008-09-28)
Preceded by	National Congress
Leadership
President	Niels Olsen, ADN since 14 May 2025
1st Vice President	Mishel Mancheno, ADN since 14 May 2025
2nd Vice President	Carmen Tiupul, MUPP since 14 May 2025
Structure
Seats	151^[a]

Political groups	Government (66) ADN (66) Independents (19)^[1] MUPP (9) PSC (4) Provincial movements (2) MC25 (1) PSP (1) RETO (1)^[2] Independent (1)^[3] Opposition (66) RC (65) UP (1)
Elections
Last election	9 February 2025
Next election	By 2029
Meeting place

National Assembly Building Avenida 6 de Diciembre y Piedrahita Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador

Interior of National Assembly
Website
Official website

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The National Assembly (Spanish: Asamblea Nacional) is the unicameral legislature of Ecuador. It replaced the National Congress in 2009 following reforms under the 2008 Constitution.^[4] Within Ecuador, the National Assembly has the power to pass laws, while appointment of judges to the National Court of Justice is done by a separate Judicial Council.^[5]

Ecuadorian general election, 2025

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Party		National			Provincial			Overseas			Total seats	+/–
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats	+/–
	National Democratic Action	3,948,532	43.34	7			56			3	66	+52
	Citizen Revolution Movement–RETO^[b]	3,764,230	41.32	7			57			3	67	+13
	Social Christian Party	288,545	3.17	1			3			0	4	–10
	Patriotic Society Party	210,083	2.31	0			1			0	1	–2
	AMIGO Movement	162,721	1.79	0			0			0	0	–1
	Popular Unity	156,802	1.72	0			1			0	1	0
	SUMA Party	149,404	1.64	0			0			0	0	–4
	Creating Opportunities	119,480	1.31	0			0			0	0	0
	Ecuadorian Socialist Party	91,778	1.01	0			0			0	0	-1
	Democratic Left	90,383	0.99	0			0			0	0	0
	People, Equality and Democracy	67,367	0.74	0			0			0	0	0
	Democratic Center	61,559	0.68	0			0			0	0	–1
	Pachakutik						9			0	9	+5
	Movimiento Construye						1			0	1	–28
	Avanza						0			0	0	–3
	Democracy Yes [es]						0			0	0	0
	Provincial movements						2			0	2	–4
Total		9,110,884	100.00	15			130			6	151	–

Valid votes		9,110,884	80.91
Invalid votes		1,040,695	9.24
Blank votes		1,109,547	9.85
Total votes		11,261,126	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		13,732,194	82.01
Source: CNE

Eligibility

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According to Article 119 of the 2008 Constitution of Ecuador, candidates to the National Assembly must meet the following requirements:^[6]

Be an Ecuadorian national.
Be at least 18 years of age at the time of registering for one's candidacy
Be in possession of political rights

Presidency

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For a list of presidents see: List of presidents of the National Assembly of Ecuador.

Notes

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^ The National Assembly has 151 principal (seat-holding) members and 151 alternate members.
^ 66 seats won by RC, one won by RETO.

References

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^ "Ecuador's Noboa faces tough future with the legislature. Can his mom help?". Reuters. 16 April 2025.
^ Team, Editorial (17 April 2025). "The RETO movement supported Daniel Noboa's elected government". La Derechadiario US. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
^ "Mónica Salazar dejó la bancada correísta en la Asamblea y asegura que sus compañeros la marginaban" [Mónica Salazar left the Correista bench in the Assembly and claims that her colleagues marginalized her]. Ecuavisa (in Spanish). 15 April 2025. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
^ CIA (2010). CIA World Factbook 2010. Skyhorse. p. 204. ISBN 978-1-60239-727-9.
^ "Ecuador". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
^ "Ecuador: 2008 Constitution in English". pdba.georgetown.edu. Retrieved 9 October 2019.

External links

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Official website

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Ecuadorian general election, 2025

Eligibility

Presidency

See also

Notes

References

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