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Advance (Ecuador)

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Advance
Avanza
PresidentJavier Orti
Secretary-GeneralAntonio Orbe
FounderRamiro González Jaramillo [es]
Founded8 March 2012 (2012-03-08)[1]
Registered22 March 2012 (2012-03-22)
Split fromDemocratic Left
HeadquartersQuito
Membership (2016)180,191[2]
IdeologyNeoliberalism
Political positionRight-wing (since 2017)
Big tent (2012–2017)
National affiliationFrente UNIDOS (2014–2015)
La Unidad [es] (2016)
Actuemos (2023)
Colours  Blue
  Yellow
Slogan"Advance a new face"
(Spanish: "Avanza un nuevo rostro")
National Assembly
0 / 151
Prefects
0 / 23
Mayors
15 / 221
Website
Facebook page

The Advance Political Party (Spanish: Partido Político Avanza), also known simply as Avanza, is an Ecuadorian political party, founded in 2012 as a personal political platform of Ramiro González Jaramillo [es], as a personal political platform.[3] After González fled the country in 2017 amid corruption scandals, the party was restructured to the right-wing under new leadership.[4][5][6][7]

History

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Party under Ramiro González

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Ramiro González Jaramillo [es], founder, leader, and president of Avanza from 2012 until his flight from the country in 2017.

Following the decline of the Democratic Left, a faction of the party, led by Ramiro González Jaramillo [es], founded a new party, called Advance, with the goal of updating the doctrinal principles of the ID's social democracy to the current context, although in practice, the nascent party served as González's personal political platform.[8] As Ramiro González was at that time an ally of Rafael Correa's government, the party supported Correa's re-election in the 2013 presidential election, while in the legislative election it participated with its own candidates, winning 5 seats in the National Assembly.

In November 2013, the party suffered its first crisis, which led to hundreds of disaffiliations due to disputes over candidates for the 2014 local elections.[9] In those elections, Avanza won 36 mayoralties and the prefecture of Imbabura, making it the second-largest political force in the country in terms of the number of elected mayors. It subsequently formed the ruling coalition Frente UNIDOS (United Front), until González's departure from the Correa administration, after which Avanza left the coalition in April 2015.

Ramiro González and the party went into opposition, with González participating in a January 2016 political meeting of opposition politicians led by Christian Social Party leader Jaime Nebot.[10] Following that meeting, Avanza joined La Unidad, a political coalition headed by Nebot; however, in October 2016, the party abandoned that alliance,[11] withdrawing from the 2017 presidential election. Avanza did participate in the parallel legislative election, with Ramiro González heading the national list;[12] however, in this election, the party obtained only 2.2% of the vote, failing to gain any seats in parliament. In the second round of the presidential election, González and Avanza supported Guillermo Lasso, which led to a new internal split within the party.[3]

Post-González restructuring

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In August 2017, several corruption scandals involving Ramiro González erupted. On 5 August 2017, his collaborator was arrested for alleged illicit enrichment,[13] and on August 18, the Prosecutor's Office carried out an operation to capture González, accused of tax evasion. A pretrial detention order was issued against him, and his properties and Avanza headquarters were raided.[14] González fled the country and has since been a fugitive from Ecuadorian justice.[15] Following the escape of its main figure, several provincial leaders and former candidates left the party, and there were mass disaffiliations of members in several provinces across the country.[16] As for the leadership, Javier Pincay took over as interim president.

In order to recover its image, the party held a national assembly in November 2017, electing Álvaro Castillo, then mayor of Ibarra, as national director.[17] By June 2018, the party announced the expulsion of González, pointing to a restructuring ahead of the 2019 local elections.[18] In these elections, the party achieved the re-election of the prefect of Imbabura, but won only eight mayoralties, the vast majority of the elected candidates were only part of electoral alliances, and did not belong to Avanza. In the 2021 presidential election, the party backed the candidacy of Isidro Romero [es], while in the legislative election, the list was headed by Javier Orti.[19][20] Romero obtained sixth place, with 1.86% of the vote, while in the parliamentary election, Avanza obtained two seats.

Although the party stated that it did not support any candidate in the runoff of 2021 presidential election, after the election of Guillermo Lasso, Avanza became an ally of the ruling party. Thus, the party's representatives in the National Assembly became part of the governing bloc.[21] In September 2021, Javier Orti was elected as National President of the party, consolidating his leadership within Avanza, which had been forged from the void left by the flight of Ramiro González.[22] Despite its limited political representation, the party was one of the closest allies of Guillermo Lasso's government, supporting the constitutional referendum promoted by the ruling party. In the 2023 local elections, held alongside the consultation, Avanza won 18 mayoralties, but did not win any prefectures. In parliament, through Assembly member Pedro Velasco, Avanza ratified its support for the government, defending it in the impeachment trial of Guillermo Lasso.[citation needed]

Facing his impending impeachment, Lasso dissolved parliament and called for special elections.[citation needed] In snap presidential election, the party decided to support Otto Sonnenholzner's candidacy, along with the SUMA Party, in a coalition called "Actuemos".[23] Sonnenholzner won 7.06% of the vote, placing him in fifth place. In the legislative election, the coalition won eight seats. In the presidential runoff, Sonnenholzner and Avanza supported Daniel Noboa, who was elected.[23]

History since 2023

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Shortly after the 2023 elections, the Actuemos alliance with SUMA collapsed, leaving Avanza with two representatives in the National Assembly. Ahead of the 2024 constitutional referendum, called by the Noboa administration, the party decided to support the ruling party, registering to campaign for the Yes vote.

For the 2025 presidential election, Avanza supported the candidacy of Luis Felipe Tillería,[24] while a dissident faction of Avanza led by several provincial leaders decided to support the SUMA candidacy of Jan Topić,[25][26] who was however disqualified before the election.[27] In the election, Luis Felipe Tillería won 0.32% of the votes, while Avanza did not win a single seat in the National Assembly.

Election results

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Presidential elections

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Election Party candidate Votes % Votes % Result
First round Second round
2013 Supported Rafael Correa (PAIS) 4,918,482 57.17% Elected Green tickY
2017 Did not participate
2021 Isidro Romero [es] 172,714 1.86% Lost Red XN
2023 Supported Daniel Noboa (ADN) 2,315,296 23.47% 5,251,695 51.83% Elected Green tickY
2025 Luis Felipe Tillería 33,239 0.32% TBD TBD Lost Red XN

National Assembly elections

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Election National list leader Votes % Seats +/–
2013 Jhon Argudo 214,909 2.92%
5 / 116
 New
2017 Ramiro González [es] 175,213 2.15%
0 / 137
 Decrease 5
2021 Javier Orti 154,529 1.93%
2 / 137
 Increase 2
2023 Karina Subía (Actuemos) 377,953 4.51%
2 / 137
 Steady 0
2025 No national list – –
0 / 151
 Decrease 2

References

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  1. ^ https://www.eltelegrafo.com.ec/noticias/elecciones-2014/1/avanza-se-ubica-este-ano-como-segunda-fuerza-politica Avanza se ubica este año como segunda fuerza política
  2. ^ https://www.eltelegrafo.com.ec/noticias/politiko/1/la-cc-aun-no-tramita-el-pedido-de-aclaracion-por-supuesta-estafa Publicidad Comparte Politiko 2017 Política electoral La CC aún no tramita el pedido de aclaración por supuesta estafa
  3. ^ a b El Telégrafo (2017-03-27). "Argudo: "Con Lasso habría un retroceso en los derechos de los pueblos indígenas"" (web). Retrieved 2024-10-29.
  4. ^ "Dos partidos políticos irán por el sí y tres por el no en la consulta popular". Diario Expreso (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-04-12.
  5. ^ Redacción (2023-05-22). "Elecciones Ecuador 2023: el partido político Avanza invita a Otto Sonnenholzner para que sea su candidato presidencial". www.ecuavisa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-04-12.
  6. ^ "CNE niega calificación de Construye y Democracia Sí para campaña por consulta". Primicias. 2024-03-07. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
  7. ^ Vasquez, Carlos (2021-09-12). "Javier Orti electo nuevo Presidente Nacional del partido AVANZA lista 8". Caval FM (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  8. ^ "Avanza quiere colocarse como el estandarte socialdemócrata local". El Telegrafo, telegrafo, diario, Ecuador, noticias, noticias de Ecuador, decano de la prensa nacional (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
  9. ^ "Partido Avanza en crisis por apoyar a candidatos del oficialismo para las elecciones 2014". El Universo (in Spanish). 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
  10. ^ Espinosa, Carlos (2016-01-19). "El encuentro por la Unidad se inició en Cuenca". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-04-12.
  11. ^ "La República EC" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-04-12.
  12. ^ "Ramiro González comanda lista de asambleístas de AVANZA". Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  13. ^ "Excolaboradora de Ramiro González fue detenida por supuesto enriquecimiento ilícito" (in Spanish). El Telégrafo. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  14. ^ "Fiscal Carlos Baca confirma orden de detención contra exministro Ramiro González" [Prosecutor Carlos Baca confirms arrest warrant against former minister Ramiro González] (in Spanish). ElUniverso. Retrieved 2025-04-13.
  15. ^ "Ramiro González obtuvo su libertad, tras fallo en Perú". El Comercio. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  16. ^ "Copia archivada". Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  17. ^ "Partido Avanza prepara su asamblea para sustituir a Ramiro González". Diario La Hora (in Spanish). 12 October 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  18. ^ El Comercio (20 June 2018). "Avanza expulsa a Ramiro González y se anuncia una reestructuración del partido" (web). Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  19. ^ "Isidro Romero acepta su precandidatura por Avanza". www.expreso.ec. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  20. ^ "Isidro Romero ofrece 'desinfectar la política' y abrió la puerta para sellar alianzas con Avanza". El Comercio. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  21. ^ "Bancada del Acuerdo Nacional en Carondelet".
  22. ^ "Copia archivada". Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  23. ^ a b El Universo (30 August 2023). "Partidos que impulsaron la candidatura de Otto Sonnenholzner apoyarán a Daniel Noboa en la segunda vuelta" (web). Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  24. ^ "Luis Felipe Tilleria es el precandidato presidencial del movimiento Amigo". El Universo (in Spanish). 2024-07-17. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
  25. ^ "Partido político Avanza rechaza declaraciones de un "grupo minoritario de dirigentes" que mostraron su apoyo a Jan Topic". El Universo (in Spanish). 2024-10-30. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
  26. ^ "Movimiento Avanza se fracciona en medio de la precampaña electoral". www.lahora.com.ec (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-04-12.
  27. ^ Hernandez, Alfonso (2024-11-11). "Tribunal de Ecuador acepta impugnaciones y deja fuera de contienda electoral a Jan Topic - EFE". EFE Noticias (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2025-04-12.
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