Ecuador 2026 elections – CNE board rulings, ADN campaign

Timeline

1. 1 day ago

   [POLITICS] 12 sources

   Ecuador President Daniel Noboa Announces Fuel Price Cut and Accelerates 2026 Local Elections

   Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa announced an August fuel‑price cut, a new public‑investment plan, and moved the 2026 local elections to 29 Nov due to El Niño, while dismissing a CPCCS referendum.

2. 6 days ago

   [POLITICS] 3 sources

   Ecuador's Electoral Council Rejects Impugnations and Updates Election Map

   Ecuador's CNE on 25 July 2026 rejected challenges to Los Ríos and Loja electoral board members, confirming their appointments and approved an electoral map update adding Mis Ecuador parish and Borbón canton.

3. 9 days ago

   [POLITICS] 4 sources

   Ecuador President Daniel Noboa backs Cynthia Viteri as ADN mayoral candidate for Guayaquil

   Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa endorsed Cynthia Viteri as ADN’s mayoral candidate for Guayaquil, highlighting her voter appeal and distancing her from political alliances ahead of the 29 Nov 2026 elections.

4. 12 days ago

   [POLITICS] 22 sources

   Ecuador suspends Amigo movement, triggering protests and legal challenges

   Ecuador’s TCE suspended the Amigo movement for nine months, prompting Quito protests, a CNE complaint, and opposition vows to run on other party lists ahead of November elections.

5. 14 days ago

   [POLITICS] 10 sources

   Ecuador electoral court suspends Amigo party, opposition vows alternative alliances

   Ecuador's electoral court suspended the Amigo party for nine months over alleged money‑laundering, prompting opposition leaders to seek alternative alliances for the Nov 2026 local elections and denouncing the

6. 16 days ago

   [POLITICS] 12 sources

   Ecuador TCE suspends Movimiento Amigo, maintaining Revolución Ciudadana ban

   Ecuador’s electoral court has provisionally suspended the Movimiento Amigo for nine months, upholding the earlier ban on Revolución Ciudadana and preventing both groups from fielding candidates in the November

7. 16 days ago

   [POLITICS] 2 sources

   Ecuador's Avanza says TCE appeal does not endanger Jorge Yunda's Quito mayoral precandidacy

   Avanza says the TCE’s appeal on a party member’s complaint does not threaten Jorge Yunda’s Quito mayoral precandidacy, noting the tribunal will only review the initial dismissal, not the primary’s validity.

8. 16 days ago

   [POLITICS] 7 sources

   Cynthia Viteri named ADN mayoral candidate for Guayaquil

   Cynthia Viteri switches to ADN and becomes its mayoral candidate for Guayaquil in the 2026 elections, facing PSC’s Andrés Roche and other contenders.

9. 17 days ago

   [POLITICS] 2 sources

   Ecuador electoral council blocks four parties from fielding own candidates

   Ecuador's CNE barred RC, SUMA, ID and RETO from fielding their own candidates for the 2026 local elections after missed primary deadlines, allowing only alliance participation.

10. 19 days ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources

    Ecuadorian lawyer Mónica Luzarraga named mayoral candidate for new UP‑Pachakutik‑Futuro alliance

    Mónica Luzarraga will contest Guayaquil’s mayoral race for a new UP‑Pachakutik‑Futuro coalition, narrowing the field to seven candidates.

11. 19 days ago

    [POLITICS] 8 sources

    Ecuador moves toward November 2026 sectional elections with precandidate acceptance and alliance registrations

    Ecuador finalizes precandidate acceptance and alliance registrations ahead of the November 2026 sectional elections, setting the stage for candidate filing and the November 29 vote.

12. 22 days ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources

    Ecuador Election Council Sets Deadline for CPCCS Precandidates to Respond to Complaints

    Ecuador's CNE gave CPCCS precandidates until Monday to rebut 286 public complaints; a Verification Commission will review the cases and the council will decide on candidacies, with appeals possible to the TCE.

13. 22 days ago

    [POLITICS] 6 sources

    Ecuador's CNE readies November local elections as revocation talks and new canton emerge

    Ecuador’s CNE finalises November 29 local elections, sets campaign spending caps, reviews a possible presidential revocation, and prepares elections for the newly created canton of Borbón after primary voting.

14. 25 days ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources

    Ecuador former CPCCS councilors seek return to citizen participation council

    Three ex‑councilors of Ecuador's CPCCS have filed to run again in the November 29 election, arguing for transparent selection of control authorities; the CNE will decide their eligibility.

15. 25 days ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources

    Ecuador prepares for 2027-2031 local elections amid concerns over rental candidates

    Ecuador's November 2024 local elections face criticism for a surge of rental candidates, weak party structures, and diminished public trust following arrests of officials.

16. 25 days ago

    [POLITICS] 4 sources

    Ecuador Electoral Court Orders Restoration of Jorge Yunda's Quito Voter Registration

    Ecuador’s Electoral Court nullified a CNE decision that listed former Quito mayor Jorge Yunda in Guayaquil, ordering his voter registration be restored to Quito ahead of the November mayoral race.

17. 27 days ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources

    Ecuadorian legislators become precandidates as Guayaquil primaries reshuffle local races

    Ecuador’s National Assembly sees 21 members (13.9%) become precandidates for the 2026 local elections, prompting resignations and reshuffles, while party primaries in Guayaquil and Guayas reveal strategic swaps

18. 28 days ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources

    Ecuador's CNE registers 13.8 million voters for 2026 elections

    Ecuador's CNE updated the voter list to 13.8 million for the 2026 elections and confirmed that 22 parties passed internal‑democracy checks, while four were excluded.

19. 28 days ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources

    Quito Mayor Pabel Muñoz Announces Re‑election Bid with Movimiento Amigo

    Quito mayor Pabel Muñoz will run for re‑election in 2026 under Movimiento Amigo, citing his party’s suspension and warning of a highly confrontational campaign.

20. 28 days ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources

    Azuay Province sees seven candidates vying for 2026 prefecture race

    Seven parties have named precandidates for Azuay’s 2026 prefecture election, including Fernanda Chica, Raúl Delgado and Ángel Cartuche, with registration due Aug 2‑17 and voting set for Nov 29.

21. 29 days ago

    [POLITICS] 6 sources

    Ecuador finalizes voter roll and candidate slate for 2026 local elections

    Ecuador’s CNE certified the voter roll and parties named candidates for the 2026 local elections, including mayoral and prefecture races in Azuay, Guayaquil and other provinces.

22. 30 days ago

    [POLITICS] 5 sources

    Guayaquil mayoral race adds precandidates Cynthia Viteri and Juan Pablo Molina

    Cynthia Viteri and assembly member Juan Pablo Molina have entered the Guayaquil mayoral race as precandidates, representing Centro Democrático and Revolución Ciudadana respectively, ahead of the Nov 29, 2026, 𝙚

23. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources

    Ecuador's ADN names mayoral and prefectural candidates for 2026 elections

    Ecuador's ADN party named Eduardo Mendoza and Tatiana Donoso for Los Ríos prefecture, and Giovanna Ubidia for Quito mayor, completing its 2026 election slate.

24. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources

    Quito mayoral race heats up as parties nominate candidates for 2026 election

    Ecuador's PSC, Avanza and PSE have named Quito mayoral candidates—Linda Romero, Jorge Yunda (facing a voting‑registration issue) and Jorge Freddy Cueva—while the incumbent Pabel Muñoz also seeks re‑election for

25. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 10 sources

    Ecuador gears up for 2026 sectional elections as parties name mayoral and regional candidates

    Ecuador's parties name candidates for Quito, Guayaquil and other mayoral races, hold Cuenca primaries, and the CNE processes thousands of electoral applications ahead of the 29 Nov 2026 local elections.

26. about 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources

    Quito mayoral race heats up as Mayor Pabel Muñoz backs former mayor Jorge Yunda

    Ecuador’s Quito mayoral race kicks off as incumbent Pabel Muñoz names former mayor Jorge Yunda the likely official candidate, prompting a viral video response and heightened political debate ahead of the 2026 e