National Assembly (Ecuador)

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	Viviana Veloz, RC since 2 October 2024
Structure
Seats	151[a]
Political groups	Government (66)   ADN (66) Independents (20)[1]   MUPP (9)   PSC (4)   Provincial movements (2)   UP (1)   MC25 (1)   PSP (1)   RETO (1)[2]   Independent (1)[3] Opposition (65)   RC (65)
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

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]

In 2023, businessman and politician Henry Kronfle representing the Social Christian Party,^[6] was elected President with 128 votes from the legislature's 137 members, while the rest abstained.^[7] In October 2024 Viviana Veloz assumed the Presidency of the National Assembly after Kronfle, stood down to run for president.^[8]

Ecuadorian general election, 2025

Main article: 2025 Ecuadorian general election

Party		National			Provincial			Overseas			Total seats	+/–
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	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

According to Article 119 of the 2008 Constitution of Ecuador, candidates to the National Assembly must meet the following requirements:^[9]

• 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

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

See also

• National Congress of Ecuador
• Politics of Ecuador
• List of legislatures by country
• Assembly members of the fourth legislative period of the National Assembly of Ecuador

Notes

1. The National Assembly has 151 principal (seat-holding) members and 151 alternate members.
2. 66 seats won by RC, one won by RETO.

References

1. "Ecuador's Noboa faces tough future with the legislature. Can his mom help?". Reuters. 16 April 2025.
2. Team, Editorial (17 April 2025). "The RETO movement supported Daniel Noboa's elected government". La Derechadiario US. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
3. Redacción (15 April 2025). "Mónica Salazar dejó la bancada correísta en la Asamblea y asegura que sus compañeros la marginaban". www.ecuavisa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 April 2025.
4. CIA (2010). CIA World Factbook 2010. Skyhorse. p. 204. ISBN 978-1-60239-727-9.
5. "Ecuador". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
6. "EcuadorTimes.net | Breaking News, Ecuador News, World, Sports, Entertainment » Millennials and Generation X will take over the new Assembly in Ecuador". www.ecuadortimes.net. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
7. Valencia, Alexandra (18 November 2023). "Ecuador legislature begins new session, Noboa joins leftists for majority". Reuters. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
8. Martinez, Juan (3 October 2024). "Left-Wing Movement Gains Control of Ecuador's Legislature Amid Transition". The Rio Times. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
9. "Ecuador: 2008 Constitution in English". pdba.georgetown.edu. Retrieved 9 October 2019.

External links

• Official website

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