Análisis de la revocatoria del mandato de alcaldes: diseño institucional y resultados de su aplicación durante el periodo 2012-2022

Abstract

The present work is an investigation directed to study the recall of mayors in Ecuador, by analyzing if the way that it is structured, actually presents some danger for the development of the representative system as we know it. To resolve this question, it is important to begin with unraveling the concept and nature of recall, by going through the evolution of the legal system; additionally, the direct relationship between democracy is studied, and an analysis comparing the behavior of the institution in the local governments of other South American countries is conducted. It concludes with a statistical investigation on various recall processes that the “Consejo Nacional Electoral” has developed, and solutions are proposed on the shortcomings that the figure currently has.