2017_in_Ecuador Knowpia

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See also:	Other events of 2017; Timeline of Ecuadorian history;

Events in the year 2017 in Ecuador.

Incumbents edit

Lenín Moreno, new president of Ecuador from 27 May

19 February – The Ecuadorian general election was held alongside a referendum on tax havens. In the first round of the presidential elections, PAIS Alliance candidate Lenín Moreno received 39% of the vote, while his nearest rival was Guillermo Lasso of the Creating Opportunities party, and a second election round was required.

2 April – In the second round of the presidential election, Lenín Moreno was elected President with 51.16% of the vote.

7 January – Luis Alberto Luna Tobar, Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop (b. 1923).^[1]

^ "Fallece monseñor Luis Alberto Luna Tobar". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 7 February 2017. Archived from the original on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.