The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) for the second presidential round, headed former Vice President and Foreign Minister of Panama Isabel de Saint Malo, began its deployment in the country on October 5th for the elections on Sunday, October 15th.

The OAS Mission made up of 83 experts and observers from 19 countries analyzed key aspects of the process such as electoral organization and voting abroad, electoral technology, electoral justice, and electoral violence.

On this occasion, the Mission arrived in Ecuador on a staggered schedule starting on Thursday, October 5, 2023. Including both the Mission’s teams for August 20 and October 15, the OAS deployed a total of 164 people, including the technical team that remained in the country in August to follow up on developments regarding digital voting and the vote counts at the Special Overseas Board (JEE) and the Provincial Electoral Boards (JPE).

During its work in the country, the Mission met presidential tickets, electoral and government authorities, political leaders and representatives of civil society and the international community, which will allow them to continue their analysis of the electoral process in progress. On election day Mission observed the elections in 20 Ecuadorian provinces and in Washington D.C., United States and in Madrid, Spain.

This was twenty sixth (26) time that the OAS has sent an electoral mission in Ecuador, and it was possible thanks to the financial contributions of Brazil, Canada, Spain, the United States, France, the Netherlands, Panama and Peru.

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