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Ecuador GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURE
Under the 1979 Constitution, Ecuador is a democratic and
unitary state with a republican, presidential, elective, and
representative government. Although the presidency is mainly a
political office, it and the rest of the executive branch are
responsible for the governmental process. Congress is responsible
for the legislative process. The Supreme Court of Justice, which
supervises the Superior Courts, is, along with other judicial
organs, responsible for serving justice. Relations between the
executive and legislative branches are based on the principle of
the separation of powers, although there are several points of
contact. In the 1980s, there also have been numerous points of
friction between the executive and legislative branches,
particularly during the Febres Cordero administration. As political
scientist David Corkill observed in 1985, "Politics became locked
in a familiar cycle of executive-legislative conflict, protracted
political deadlock, and military intervention to break the
impasse."
Data as of 1989
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