National
President of the Republic
- Spanish: Presidente de la República
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected
- Exact method
- Elected by direct universal vote for a four-year term; a ticket wins in the first round with an absolute majority of valid votes, or at least 40% with a ten-point lead over the runner-up, otherwise a run-off between the top two (Constitution arts. 143-144). Re-election is allowed once (art. 144 as amended in 2015 and restored in 2018). 2025: Daniel Noboa won the 13 Apr 2025 run-off and took office 24 May 2025. Head of State and of Government (art. 141).
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Daniel Noboa ADN since May 2025 Report Source: es.wikipedia.org, checked (+1 more)
Next vote
- Must be held by May 2029 (no fixed date) General election
Sources
- oas.org · checked Asamblea Nacional / OAS copy, Constitución de la República del Ecuador (2008), read 2026-10-12: structure and competences. For: President of the Republic, President of the Republic in Spanish
- es.wikipedia.org · checked Party on the President's term: elected on the Acción Democrática Nacional (ADN) ticket in the 2025 election (term note already said so; CNE results page returns HTTP 403). Fallback: Wikipedia, cross-checked against the term note from presidencia.gob.ec. For: Daniel Noboa, current term
- presidencia.gob.ec · checked Presidencia de la República / CNE Ecuador, 2025 general election (run-off 13 Apr 2025) and 24 May 2025 inauguration, read 2026-10-12. For: Daniel Noboa, current term
- oas.org · checked Asamblea Nacional / OAS copy, Constitución de la República del Ecuador (2008), read 2026-10-12: structure and competences. Date is a legal outer bound derived from the four-year term; no CNE calendar exists yet. For: General election, May 24, 2029