2017 Ecuadorian general election

General elections were held in Ecuador on 19 February 2017 alongside a referendum on tax havens. Voters elected a new President and National Assembly. Incumbent President Rafael Correa of the PAIS Alliance was not eligible for re-election, having served three terms. In the first round of the presidential elections, PAIS Alliance candidate Lenín Moreno received 39% of the vote. Although he was more than 10% ahead of his nearest rival, Guillermo Lasso of the Creating Opportunities party, Moreno was just short of the 40% threshold required to avoid a run-off. As a result, a second round was held on 2 April. In the second round Moreno was elected president with 51.16% of the vote.

2017 Ecuadorian general election
19 February 2017 (first round)
2 April 2017 (second round)
Presidential election
 
Nominee Lenín Moreno Guillermo Lasso
Party PAIS Alliance CREO
Alliance United Front Alliance for Change
Running mate Jorge Glas Andrés Páez
Popular vote 5,062,018 4,833,389
Percentage 51.16% 48.84%
  Lenín Moreno
  Guillermo Lasso
President before election

Rafael Correa
PAIS Alliance

 Elected President

Lenin Moreno
PAIS Alliance

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