The Republic of Ecuador is a State constitutional rights and social justice, democratic, sovereign, independent, unitary, secular multinational

and intercultural. It is organized as a republic and is governed in a decentralized manner, as specified in article 1 of the Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador. Institutional According to the Constitution, the powers of the state are divided into five functions: Executive Branch: It is exercised by the President, who is Head of State and Government, responsible for public administration. The executive branch consists of the Presidency and Vice Presidency, the Ministries of State. The Legislative Branch: Performs the functions of law making and oversight, including the possibility of bringing impeachment against the President, Vice President and Ministers of State in Ecuador is known as the National Assembly, based in Quito exercises the legislative function and is unicameral. The Judicial Branch: The function is responsible for the administration of justice, called the National Court of Justice, courts and tribunals established by the Constitution and the law, and the National Judicial Council. The Role of Transparency and Social Control: Its function is to promote and encourage "the control of the entities and public sector organizations, and individuals or legal entities in the private sector to provide services or carry out activities of public interest, to performed with the accountability, transparency and fairness, "also" promote and encourage citizen participation, protect the exercise and enforcement of rights, and prevent and combat corruption. The Electoral Branch: Its function is to "guarantee the exercise of political rights that are expressed through the vote, and those on the political organization of citizenship."

Ecuador's political system is based on a series of historical and social conditions that have made political parties have a connotation important mega live within the city of Ecuador. Issues such as compulsory voting, and populism, religion, racial contrasts, cultural and social, as well as the political manipulation of public services and state institutions are factors that shape identity politics in Ecuador. From the 80's during the period known as the return to democracy, political parties won critical and progressively strengthened. In those days also starts the stage for the emergence of political movements, which grouped a significant number of militants and would contribute to the political process in Ecuador. History During the first century of democracy, politics was led by leaders of the Radical LiberalParty (which came from the coast), and the Conservative Party (which was chaired by politicians of the Sierra). Another historic home party is the Communist Party of Ecuador, founded in 1926, affiliated to the Third Communist International in 1931 andwhich came off the majority of parties and political movements of the left. The first match was Ecuador's populist National Federation Velasquista, built aroundthe figure of President Jos Mara Velasco Ibarra. Another popular game was dragging Concentration of Popular Forces, broad activity between the decades of 50 and 80. Since the return to democracy in 1979, no party has achieved majority control in Congress, except for the period 1988-90 when the party won a majority social democratic Democratic Left (Ecuador).

The more parties that have been highlighted by the number of representatives in Congress, and activity and political stability are the Social Christian Party, led by former President Leon Febres Cordero, and the Democratic Left (Ecuador), led by former President Rodrigo Borja Cevallos. In the October 2006 elections, candidates with greater choice were Leon Roldos Aguilera, the Ethics and Democracy Network Alliance-Democratic Left (Ecuador),Cynthia Viteri of the Social Christian Party, Rafael Correa, of Alianza PAIS political movement (Motherland haughty and Sovereign), and Alvaro Noboa, the PRIAN. In the first round, candidates with the most votes were Alvaro Noboa and Rafael Correa in the second round, was elected Rafael Correa. Parties represented in the National Assembly of Ecuador (124).

Alianza PAIS (Patria Altiva y Soberana) 80

Partido Sociedad Patritica (PSP) 19 Partido Social Cristiano (PSC) 5

Movimiento Cvico Madera de Guerrero (MDG)

Partido Renovador Institucional Accin Nacional (PRIAN) Movimiento Popular Democrtico (MPD) Pachakutik (MUPP) Partido Roldosista Ecuatoriano (PRE) Izquierda Democrtica (ID) Movimiento Municipalista para la Integridad Nacional (MMIN) Concertacin Nacional Democrtica (CND) Movimiento Independiente Obras son Amores Movimiento Conservador social de Carchi Movimiento Poltico independiente Amauta Yuyai Movimiento Regional autnomo Conciencia cvica Accin regional para la Equidad / Popular Alianza Latinoamericana Movimiento independiente Unido para Pastaza Ruptura de los 25