RETO Movement

RETO Movement
Movimiento RETO
LeaderPaúl Carrasco
PresidentEduardo Sánchez
Registered2018
Membership176,546 (2018)
IdeologySocial democracy
Political positionCentre-left
Slogan"Accept RETO!"
National Assembly
1 / 151
Website
www.movimientoreto.com

The RETO Movement (Spanish: Movimiento RETO; short for Movimiento Renovación Total, RETO) is an Ecuadorian political party. It was founded by former Azuay Prefect Paúl Carrasco in 2018. Though it is composed by multiple partisan coalitions, it is mainly centre-left.

For the 2023 Ecuadorian general election, the party endorsed Xavier Hervas.

Election results

National Assembly elections

Election Leader Votes % Seats +/–
2023 Paúl Carrasco 141,577 1.69
0 / 137
 –
2025 3,764,096 41.32
1 / 151
 Increase 1
  1. ↑ Ran in coalition with the Citizen Revolution Movement, gained 1 seat

References

  1. ↑ "CNE eliminó a cuatro movimientos observados por Contraloría; tras comprobar irregularidades en su inscripción" (in Spanish). September 16, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  2. ↑ Sweigart, Emilie; Franco, Luiza. "Ecuador: Meet the Candidates 2025". Americas Quarterly. Retrieved April 14, 2025. RC is running as part of a coalition with the center-left RETO movement in this election.
  3. ↑ "¿Qué es Juntos Podemos, movimiento que lidera Paúl Carrasco?" (in Spanish). GK. October 13, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  4. ↑ Sweigart, Emilie; Franco, Luiza. "Ecuador: Meet the Candidates 2025". Americas Quarterly. Retrieved April 14, 2025. RC is running as part of a coalition with the center-left RETO movement in this election.
  5. ↑ "Binomio presidencial Xavier Hervas-Luz Marina Vega queda en firme; CNE negó objeción de la Revolución Ciudadana" (in Spanish). La Hora. June 19, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.