Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa casts his ballot in Olon, Santa Elena Province, Ecuador, Feb. 9, 2025. (Ecuadorian Presidency/Handout via Xinhua)
QUITO, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Ecuadorans went to the polls on Sunday to elect a president, a vice president, 151 members of the National Assembly and five members of the Andean Parliament for a four-year term.
Polling stations opened at 7 a.m. local time (1300 GMT) for more than 13.7 million voters and is scheduled to close at 5 p.m. (2200 GMT).
Preliminary results of the presidential race are expected later in the night. Under Ecuador's constitution, a presidential candidate who secures more than 50 percent of the vote in the first round or at least 40 percent with a lead of more than 10 percentage points over the runner-up wins the presidency outright. If no candidate meets these criteria, the top two candidates proceed to a runoff.
The Ecuadorian government has deployed about 100,000 military and police personnel for security. Nearly 1,000 domestic and international observers are set to monitor the process to ensure transparency. ■
A voter casts his ballot in Quito, Ecuador, Feb. 9, 2025.
Ecuadorans went to the polls on Sunday to elect a president, a vice president, 151 members of the National Assembly and five members of the Andean Parliament for a four-year term. (Xinhua/Carolina Endara)
Voters line up to cast their ballots in Quito, Ecuador, Feb. 9, 2025.
Ecuadorans went to the polls on Sunday to elect a president, a vice president, 151 members of the National Assembly and five members of the Andean Parliament for a four-year term. (Xinhua/Carolina Endara)
Military police stand guard near a polling station in Quito, Ecuador, Feb. 9, 2025.
Ecuadorans went to the polls on Sunday to elect a president, a vice president, 151 members of the National Assembly and five members of the Andean Parliament for a four-year term. (Xinhua/Carolina Endara)
