What is National Congress (Ecuador)?
The '''National Congress''' (Spanish: '''''Congreso Nacional''')'' was the [[unicameralism|unicameral]] [[legislative branch]] of the government of [[Ecuador]] prior to November 2007. Under the [[Constitution of Ecuador|1998 Constitution]], Congress met in [[Quito]] and was made up of 100 [[Chamber of Deputies|deputies]] ''(diputados).'' Each of the country's [[Provinces of Ecuador|22 provinces]] returned a minimum of two deputies plus one additional seat for every 200,000 inhabitants. It was dissolved on 29 November 2007 by the [[Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly]] and replaced by the [[National Assembly of Ecuador]] under the [[2008 Constitution of Ecuador|2008 Constitution]] after being weaken by corruption.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7119373.stm|title=Ecuador forum dissolves Congress|date=30 November 2007|publisher=|via=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Politics of Ecuador]] {{politics-stub}} [[Category:Organizations based in Ecuador]] [[Category:Unicameral legislatures]]