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Este artículo aborda las elecciones presidenciales de 2006 en Ecuador a partir del análisis de los escenarios y actores principales. A más de los dos candidatos finalistas, Rafael Correa y Álvaro Noboa (con propuestas y concepciones del país totalmente antagónicas), las elecciones tuvieron como protagonistas a un Tribunal Supremo Electoral, organismo rector del proceso bajo sospecha, a encuestas de intención de voto, como idealizados referentes, y a medios de comunicación figurando en actividades proselitistas. Estos se interrelacionaron en dos tipos de escenarios en los que se desarrolló el proceso electoral: el del status quo y el de la reforma política. ; This article approaches the presidential elections of 2006 in Ecuador from the analysis of the stages and principal actors. Besides the two finalists candidates, Rafael Correa and Álvaro Noboa (with offers and antagonistic conceptions of the country), the elections had as protagonists to a suspicious Supreme Electoral Court, the surveys of intention of vote, with idealized models, and to mass media appearing in proselytizing activities. These actors were interrelated into two stages in the electoral process: one of status quo and one of political reform.

This is an opinion and research article about the media behavior in the Peruvian presidential elections of 2006; it revolves around the agreements and disagreements between the media, the candidates and the voters. The article's main goal is to analyze media behavior during the last months of the electoral first round; at the same time, it explains the media and candidates performance in order to get close to the place were the citizen political opinions are build. ; Este artículo es una reflexión-investigación sobre el comportamiento de los medios de comunicación peruanos durante las elecciones presidenciales del 2006, y gira en torno a los encuentros y desencuentros entre estos, los candidatos presidenciales y los electores. El objetivo es analizar el comportamiento de los medios durante los últimos meses de la primera vuelta electoral y, a la vez, explicar su actuación y la de los candidatos con el fin de acercarse a los espacios de construcción de las opiniones políticas ciudadanas.

A report on the 2006 presidential & congressional elections in Ecuador maintains that the results indicate a definite turn to the left. The surprise victory of young economist Rafael Correa in the runoff presidential election with billionaire Alvaro Noboa raises questions about whether Correa's "Citizens Revolution" will be effective in light of Ecuador's fragmented party system & unstable political alliances in Congress. An overview of Ecuador's volatile political history since the transition to civilian rule in 1979 is followed by a description of the electoral & party systems. Special attention is called to Correa's campaign as a political "outsider" who denounced neo-liberal policies & government corruption while promoting protectionist & nationalist economic policies. The election results confirmed the continuing decline in support for long-standing, traditional parties. Prospects for the future are discussed, especially in relation to challenges faced by President Correa in his attempt to fulfill his promise to convoke a constituent assembly to write a new constitution. Tables, References. J. Lindroth

Reports on the July 2006 presidential & congressional elections in Mexico in which Felipe Calderon of the National Action Party (PAN) narrowly defeated Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of the Coalition for the Good of All. Obrador's challenge of the results spawned massive public protests. The congressional elections left the PAN without majorities in either the Senate or the Chamber of Deputies, leaving Calderon with a divided government. An overview of the historical context in which the election occurred is followed by a description of Mexico's electoral system, & characteristics of the campaigns of Calderon & Obrador which set the tone for the campaigns of congressional candidates. The 58.6 percent turnout represents a continuing decline in voters. The new congress ended up evenly divided among the National Action Party, the Coalition for the Good of All, & the Alliance for Mexico. The conflict over the legitimacy of the results that lasted over five months after the election is detailed. Tables, References. J. Lindroth

A report on the November 2006 presidential & parliamentary elections in Nicaragua notes that the election of Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) candidate Daniel Ortega Saavedra as President indicates a resurgence of the political left. Ortega & the FSLN (which led the Sandinista revolution of 1979) have tried to regain political power since they lost in 1990 to an opposition coalition supported by the US government. A description of Nicaragua's electoral system, which combines a plurality vote for president with proportional representation in the legislature, is followed by an examination of a campaign marked by controversies, deep divisions on the right, & unusual participation on the part of the international community, including US support for Eduardo Montealegre of the Liberal Nationalist Alliance. The FSLN also gained 38 seats in the National Assembly, the most of any party. It is contended that the return to power of Ortega & the FSLN indicates citizen demand for fresh solutions to Nicaragua's serious social problems. Prospects for the future are discussed. Tables, References. J. Lindroth