General elections were held in
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ' ...
on 31 January 1988, with a second round of the presidential elections on 8 May.
[ Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p379 ] Rodrigo Borja Cevallos
Rodrigo Borja Cevallos (born 19 June 1935) is an Ecuadorian politician who was President of Ecuador from 10 August 1988 to 10 August 1992. He is also a descendant of the House of Borgia.
Life
Borja was born in Quito, the capital of Ecuador. ...
of the
Democratic Left won the presidential elections, receiving 54% of the vote in the second round, whilst the
Democratic Left remained the largest faction in the National Congress, winning 31 of the 72 seats.
[Nohlen, p395]
Results
President
National Congress
References
{{Ecuadorian elections
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ' ...
Elections in Ecuador
1988 in Ecuador