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Ecuador
Article 118. The Legislative Branch of Government is exercised by the National Assembly, which is comprised of Assembly persons elected for a four-year term of office.
The National Assembly is comprised one single house of representatives and shall have its seat in Quito. In exceptional circumstances, it can meet in any part of the country’s territory.
The National Assembly shall be comprised of:
1. Fifteen (15) Assembly persons elected as representatives of the nation as a whole (national district).
2. Two (2) Assembly persons elected for each province, plus one (1) additional Assembly person for every two hundred thousand (200,000) inhabitants or fraction thereof over one hundred fifty thousand (150,000), on the basis of the last national population census.
3. The law shall determine the election of Assembly persons representing regions, metropolitan districts, and the district representing Ecuadorians living abroad.
Country has both national and district level lists which use List PR open list system. 6 seats are elected from overseas nationals.
