Ecuador Profil Regierung

Name: Quito

geographische Koordinaten: 0 13 S, 78 30 W

Zeitunterschied: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

24 Mai 1822 (from Spain)

Unabhängigkeit (independence of Quito), 10 August (1809)

history: many previous; latest approved 20 Oktober 2008

amendments: proposed by the president of the republic through a referendum, by public petition of at least 1% of registered voters, or by agreement of at least one-third membership of the National Assembly; passage requires two separate readings a year apart and approval by at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly, and approval by absolute majority in a referendum; amendments such as changes to the structure of the state, constraints on personal rights and guarantees, or constitutional amendment procedures are not allowed; amended 2011, 2015, 2018; note - a 2015 constitutional amendment lifting presidential term limits was overturned by a Februar 2018 referendum (2018)

18-65 Jahre; universal und obligatorisch; 16-18, over 65, and other eligible voters, voluntary

Staatsoberhaupt: Staatspräsident Lenin MORENO Garces (seit dem 24 May 2017); Vice Staatspräsident Otto Ramon SONNENHOLZNER Sper (seit dem 11 December 2018); note - Vice Staatspräsident Jorge GLAS Espinel (seit dem 24 May 2013) was jailed for corruption and absent from office for more than 3 months, causing him to be constitutionally stripped of his office; Vice Staatspräsident Maria Alejandra VICUNA Munoz (seit dem 6 January 2018) resigned from office 4 December 2018; president is both Staatsoberhaupt and Regierungschef

Regierungschef: Staatspräsident Lenin MORENO Garces (seit dem 24 May 2017); Vice Staatspräsident Otto Ramon SONNENHOLZNER Sper (seit dem 11 December 2018)

cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president

elections/appointments: president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 19 February 2017 with a runoff on 2 April 2017 (next to be held in 2021)

election results: Lenin MORENO Garces elected president in second round; percent of vote - Lenin MORENO Garces (Alianza PAIS Movement) 51.1%, Guillermo LASSO (CREO) 48.9%