Rafael Correa PAIS Alliance Rafael Correa PAIS Alliance Early general elections were held in Ecuador on 26 April 2009 following the approval of a new constitution in a referendum held on 28 September 2008.

[1] President Rafael Correa ran for his first term under the new constitution.

[2][3] Among the candidates for President were current President Rafael Correa, supported by his PAIS Alliance and the Socialist Party; Álvaro Noboa ran under the banner of the PRIAN and had the support of the Social Christian Party (PSC) and the Christian Democratic Union.

Former president Lucio Gutiérrez ran as the candidate of the January 21 Patriotic Society Party.

In addition Correa became the first sitting president to be reelected since García Moreno in 1875.