Weekly Report - 23 August 2007 (ISSN 1741-7422)

Ecuadoreans are either uninterested, unsure or confused by the huge number of different candidates standing for election to the constituent assembly on 30 September: 3,229 candidates are competing for 130 seats. According to a survey carried out by the national pollster Cedatos on 16 and 17 August, several days after the campaign began, 89% of 460 respondents in a random selection from 13 of the country's 22 provinces had yet to decide for whom to vote.