Almost 170-thousand ecuadorians in Spain suitable for elections in your country – Prensa Latina

08 February, 2017 13:44Madrid, feb 8 (PL) A total of 168 thousand 435 ecuadorian residents in Spain are entitled to vote on 19 February in the general election organised in their country, informed today the embassy of that nation in the andes.

The vote of the ecuadorian community living in this iberian country represents 41 percent of the total votes abroad, and 71 percent of their electoral constituency, which covers Europe, Asia and Oceania, with 236 thousand 669 electors in assembly.

in Addition to this, there are two other constituencies: the united States and Canada, with 110 thousand 524 voters, and Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa, with 31 thousand 99.

Each of these jurisdictions elects two assembly members, that is to say, six of the 137 that make up the National Assembly (parliament) of Ecuador, explained at a press conference the ambassador of Quito in Madrid, Miguel Calahorrano; and the consul general, Lorena Escudero.

Calahorrano underlined the increase of ecuadorians registered in Spain to exercise their right to vote, which increased from 134 thousand in 2013 to almost 170 thousand current, this increase attributed to a growing democratic attitude of that group of migrants.

Both the ambassador as a Squire suggested to his countrymen to go to vote early, with the aim to avoid congestion and to facilitate the participation.

The polling stations will be open from seven in the morning until five in the afternoon in 19 cities and towns distributed by all the Spanish geography.

Of all the jurisdictions electoral, Madrid, with 61 thousand 709 enrolled, is where the greatest concentration of ecuadorians will vote in the exterior, which will have 124 tables where exercise a right that is earned, said the consul general.

on Sunday, February 19, the citizens of the south american nation will elect the president and vice-president of the republic, members of the National Assembly and their representatives in the Andean Parliament.

During that same day, will participate in a popular consultation on the so-called Covenant of Ethics, in which they will express their position with regard to the tenure of property in tax havens on the part of their elected positions.

The proposal of the Covenant of Ethics, raised in July of 2016 by president Rafael Correa, received the approval of the Constitutional Court of Ecuador on the 15th of November last.

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