Ecuadorians Begin Run
for Assembly
Three thousand one
hundred sixty-three
candidates from 26
Ecuadorian political and
social organizations
began vying Monday for
130 seats in the
National Constituent
Assembly, which will
draw up a new
Constitution.
For the first time the
government will finance
the publicity of all the
candidates and Rene
Mauge, vice president of
the Supreme Electoral
Court, explained they
received 30 million
dollars to guarantee
equal time and space in
the written press,
radio, television and
posters.
Heretofore, the great
political parties were
supported by economic
groups that paid for
their propaganda and
smaller parties or
movements could not
compete; the new method
should stop the previous
inequality.
The aspirants may not
pay privately for
publicity or receive
donations or presents,
according to the
regulations established
in the electoral statute
approved on April 15.
The September 30
election will form a
political institution
formed by 24 national
and 100 provincial
representatives, with 6
delegates to represent
Ecuadorians living
abroad. |
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