The Democratic Left (Spanish: ''Izquierda Democrática'', ID) is a

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Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechuan languages, Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar language, Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechuan ...

. At the

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, held on 20 October 2002, the party won at least 13 out of 100 seats. Its candidate Rodrigo Borja, who was president of Ecuador from 1988 to 1992, won 14.4% of the vote in the presidential elections of the same day. For the October 2006 elections, it has entered into an alliance with the Ethics and Democracy Network (Red Etica y Democracia), to support the ticket formed by former Vice-President

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, and Ramiro González, former Prefect of the

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. The party won 13 seats in Congress again, while its presidential ticket came in fourth place. In April 2022 the party had thirteen members in the National Assembly after it excluded Johanna Moreira from the party. For the

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, the party supported the candidacy of

Otto Sonnenholzner Otto Ramón Sonnenholzner Sper (, locally , ; born 19 March 1983) is an Ecuadorian radio broadcaster, politician, and economist who served as the 50th Vice President of Ecuador from December 2018 to July 2020. Biography Otto was born in Guaya ...

.https://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/politica/izquierda-democratica-ratifica-respaldo-electoral-al-pre-candidato-presidencial-otto-sonnenholzner-nota/

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