e an ▁Parliament ▁for ▁the ▁election . ▁The ▁reg ulations ▁established ▁that ▁candidates ▁who ▁have ▁contract s ▁with ▁the ▁State ▁or ▁have ▁received ▁final ▁jud g ments ▁for ▁off enses ▁pen al ized ▁with ▁imprison ment ▁such ▁as ▁ ▁b ri ber y , ▁ill ic it ▁en rich ment ▁and ▁em be zz lement , ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁particip ate . ▁ ▁Parliament ary ▁elections ▁E cuador ians ▁not ▁only ▁voted ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 7 ▁for ▁their ▁president ▁and ▁vice - pres ident , ▁but ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁for ▁ 1 3 7 ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁assembly ; ▁drawn ▁from ▁provinces , ▁a ▁national ▁list , ▁and ▁six ▁migr ant ▁sp ots , ▁and ▁for ▁their ▁five ▁And e an ▁Parliament ▁represent atives . ▁ ▁Op in ion ▁pol ls ▁Sur ve ys ▁generally ▁attributed ▁between ▁ 5 0 % ▁and ▁ 6 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁votes ▁to ▁President ▁Cor rea . ▁The ▁seven ▁other ▁candidates ▁lag ged ▁far ▁behind ; ▁Cor rea ' s ▁nearest ▁rival , ▁Gu ill ermo ▁L asso , ▁was ▁cred ited ▁with ▁ 1 0 — 2 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁President ▁ ▁National ▁Assembly ▁ ▁Re actions ▁Bank er ▁Gu ill ermo ▁L asso , ▁the ▁runner - up ▁in ▁the ▁vote , ▁conced ed ▁his ▁defeat ▁in ▁broad ▁terms , ▁by ▁stating : ▁“ I ▁recogn ise ▁the ▁triumph ▁of ▁President ▁Cor rea .” ▁Th ous ands ▁of ▁Cor rea ' s ▁back ers