Ecuadorian Socialist Party-Broad Front
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The Socialist Party – Broad Front of Ecuador (Partido Socialista – Frente Amplio de Ecuador) is a leftist political party
in Ecuador
.
At the legislative elections
, 20 October 2002
, the party won at least 1 out of 100 seats. Its candidate León Roldós
won 15.5 % of the vote in the presidential elections of the same day.
The party was founded in 1932 and was originally called the Ecuadorian Socialist Party (Partido Socialista Ecuatoriano).
Political party
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in Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
.
At the legislative elections
Elections in Ecuador
Elections in Ecuador gives information on election and election results in Ecuador.Ecuador elects on national level a head of state, , and a legislature. The President of the Republic and his vice-president are elected on one ballot for a four-year term by the people...
, 20 October 2002
Ecuadorian general election, 2002
Presidential and Parliamentary elections were held in Ecuador on 20 October 2002.-Presidential election:Lucio Gutiérrez won the first round of voting, but did not receive over 50% of ballots, necessitating a second round...
, the party won at least 1 out of 100 seats. Its candidate León Roldós
León Roldós Aguilera
León Roldós Aguilera is an Ecuadorian politician. He was born in Guayaquil in 1942. His mother died during his birth. He studied law at the state University of Guayaquil . He became Secretary of the Municipality of Guayaquil under Mayor Asaad Bucaram , of the populist party Concentración de...
won 15.5 % of the vote in the presidential elections of the same day.
The party was founded in 1932 and was originally called the Ecuadorian Socialist Party (Partido Socialista Ecuatoriano).