2006 Ecuadorian general election
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General elections were held in Ecuador on 15 October 2006 to elect a new President and National Congress.
As no presidential candidate received a majority of the vote in the first round, a run-off was held on 26 November, which was won by Rafael Correa of the PAIS Alliance.[1]
Noteworthy lack of reporting of null votes
According to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, the first-round total of null and blank votes was 1,091,833, which is less than the vote for either of the top two candidates.
Run-off
On November 28, 2006, Correa was declared the winner, although Noboa did not accept defeat, and suggested that he might challenge the validity of the ballot.[2]
According to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE), out of 97.29% of the votes counted, 57.07% were for Correa and 42.96% for Noboa. Among others, the Organization of American States, US ambassador Linda Jewell, and representatives of many South American countries have recognised Correa as the winner of the election. However, as of November 29, 2006, Álvaro Noboa had still not admitted defeat.[3]
Rafael Correa was duly sworn in as president for a four-year term on January 15, 2007.
Opinion polls
First round
| Date | Pollster | Noboa | Correa | Gutierrez | Roldós | Viteri | Macas | Rosero | Proaño |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/02/06 | Consultar | – | – | – | 29% | – | – | – | – |
| 20/02/06 | S.P. Investigaciones | – | – | – | 26% | – | – | – | – |
| 20/02/06 | CEDATOS | 13% | – | – | 21% | – | – | – | – |
| 09/03/06 | Perfiles de Opinión | 16% | – | – | 22% | 9.5% | – | – | – |
| 09/03/06 | Datanálisis | 15.3% | – | – | 27.4% | 9.5% | – | – | – |
| 31/03/06 | CEDATOS | 8% | 6% | – | 22% | 13% | – | – | 5% |
| 05/04/06 | CEDATOS | 17% | 7% | – | 22% | 9% | – | – | – |
| 05/05/06 | CEDATOS | 14% | 9% | – | 23% | 14% | – | – | – |
| 29/05/06 | Informe Confidencial | 16% | 7% | – | 22% | 13% | – | – | – |
| 28/08/06 | Market | – | 10.8% | – | 24.6% | 13% | – | – | – |
| 06/09/06 | Market | – | 12% | – | 23.6% | 13% | – | – | – |
| 06/09/06 | CEDATOS | – | 12% | – | 26% | 17% | – | – | |
| 06/09/06 | Informe Confidencial | – | 14% | – | 19% | 15% | – | – | – |
| 16/09/06 | Informe Confidencial | 9% | 22% | 4% | 20% | 9% | – | 4% | 2% |
| 19/09/06 | CEDATOS | 10% | 19% | 3% | 20% | 13% | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| 24/09/06 | CEDATOS | 4% | 33% | 4% | 22% | 13% | 1% | 2% | 1% |
| 14/10/06 | CEDATOS | 25.2% | 31.1% | – | 19.1% | 11.5% | – | – | – |
| 14/10/06 | Market | 27% | 28.4% | – | 18.4 | – | – | – | – |
| 15/10/06 | CEDATOS | 27.2% | 25.4% | 15% | 13.6% | 10.8% | – | – | – |
| 15/10/06 | Informe Confidencial | 28.53% | 26.51% | 14.95% | 15.59% | 9.23% | – | – | – |
| 15/10/06 | Market | 28.23% | 27.2% | 13% | 14.42% | 9.95% | – | – | – |
Second round
| Date | Pollster | Correa | Noboa |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20/10/06 | Consultar | 28% | 50% |
| 26/10/06 | Informe Confidencial | 42% | 58% |
| 29/10/06 | Informe Confidencial | 32% | 47% |
| 04/11/06 | Market | 30% | 49% |
| 04/11/06 | CEDATOS | 34% | 49% |
| 05/11/06 | Consultar | 34% | 49% |
| 16/11/06 | CEDATOS | 48% | 52% |
| 17/11/06 | CEDATOS | 38% | 41% |
| 18/11/06 | Market | 41% | 37% |
| 24/11/06 | CEDATOS | 52% | 48% |
| 26/11/06 | CEDATOS | 56% | 43% |
| 26/11/06 | Market | 56.8% | 43.2% |
Results
President
Congress
References
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- ↑ ReutersScript error: No such module "Unsubst".Template:Cbignore "Correa wins Ecuador's presidential vote: official"
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/spanish/latin_america/newsid_6194000/6194034.stm BBC News (in Spanish): Correa "nuevo presidente de Ecuador"
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External links
- Tribunal Supremo Electoral
- Ecuadorian Election 2006Template:Category handler[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". - Election news from Angus Reid Global Monitor
- Correa likely to win Ecuador elections, NDTV.com
- Ecuador candidate defends Chavez ties, seattlepi.comScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Washington frets over 'Bolivarian’ candidate, Green Left Weekly
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