2009 Ecuadorian general election

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The 2009 Ecuadorian general election was a nationwide vote in which President Rafael Correa successfully secured re-election under the country’s new constitution, consolidating his leftist political project.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf general election
campaignIssue economic policy
new constitution implementation
social programs
constitutionalContext 2008 Constitution of Ecuador NERFINISHED
continent South America
country Ecuador
date 2009-04-26
electedBody National Assembly of Ecuador NERFINISHED
electoralParticipation national
electoralSystemPresidential two-round system
electoralType legislative election
presidential election
firstUnderConstitution 2008 Constitution of Ecuador NERFINISHED
hasPart 2009 Ecuadorian National Assembly election
2009 Ecuadorian presidential election
headOfGovernmentAfterElection Rafael Correa NERFINISHED
headOfGovernmentBeforeElection Rafael Correa NERFINISHED
heldOn 26 April 2009
ideologyOfWinner left-wing politics
incumbentPresident Rafael Correa NERFINISHED
incumbentReelected yes
language Spanish
legalBasis Ecuadorian electoral law
location Ecuador NERFINISHED
mainCandidate Lucio Gutiérrez NERFINISHED
Rafael Correa NERFINISHED
Álvaro Noboa NERFINISHED
nextElection 2013 Ecuadorian general election
officeContested President of Ecuador
members of the National Assembly of Ecuador
organizedBy National Electoral Council of Ecuador NERFINISHED
partOf Ecuadorian electoral cycle
politicalProcess Citizens' Revolution NERFINISHED
presidentialRunoffRequired no
previousElection 2006 Ecuadorian general election NERFINISHED
region Latin America
resultPresidentialRound decided in first round
scope countrywide
significance consolidation of Rafael Correa's leftist project
first general election under new constitution
supervisingAuthority National Electoral Council of Ecuador NERFINISHED
termOfOfficeWon 2010–2013 presidential term
titleOfHeadOfGovernment President of the Republic of Ecuador NERFINISHED
votingSystemLegislative party-list proportional representation
winner Rafael Correa NERFINISHED
winningParty PAIS Alliance NERFINISHED

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Rafael Correa election 2009 Ecuadorian general election