National Congress of Ecuador

Encyclopedia : N : NA : NAT : National Congress of Ecuador

The National Congress (Spanish: Congreso Nacional) is the unicameral legislative branch of the government of Ecuador.

Under the 1998 Constitution, Congress meets in Quito and is made up of 100 deputies (diputados). Each of the country's 22 provinces returns a minimum of two deputies plus one additional seat for every 200,000 inhabitants.

Congressional elections were last held on 20 October 2002; the next will take place in 2006.

Results

Eligibility
To serve as a congressional deputy, the following requirements must be met:
Ecuadorian citizen by birth, not by naturalisation
Having full enjoyment of political rights
At least 25 years of age upon filing candidacy
Native of the province represented, or resident thereof for at least three years immediately prior to the election










 



From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.