Abstract

ESTACIO HURTADO, Jesner Klinton  and  RAMON MERCHAN, Mónica Eloísa. The representation of ethnic diversity in the movements or political parties of Ecuador; analysis of the electoral processes of the years 2016 - 2020. Dilemas contemp. educ. política valores [online]. 2021, vol.9, n.1, 00060.  Epub Nov 03, 2021. ISSN 2007-7890.  https://doi.org/10.46377/dilemas.v9i1.2895.

Ecuador, as a political entity, has promulgated a set of laws that have resulted in the imposition of traditionalist models, and have not allowed the recognition of ethnic minorities in Ecuador; especially, of those indigenous, Afro-Ecuadorian and Montubio groups and peoples such as the right to vote and the rights of participation; Therefore, this research aims to analyze the representation of ethnic diversity in the movements or political parties of Ecuador, electoral processes in 2016-2020. As results, the participation of ethnic minorities in electoral processes would represent a key element in the balance of democracy, basic principles of international norms relating to human rights.

Keywords : suffrage; ethnic minorities; political rights; state; political movements.