[3] In August 2020, due to the suspension of the party, the formation of the Union for Hope was promoted, together with the Democratic Center Movement of the former prefect of Guayas, Jimmy Jairala.

However, his acceptance of the candidacy was rejected by the National Electoral Council as it was a personal, face-to-face and non-delegable procedure, as Correa was a fugitive from justice outside of the country since he resides in Belgium.

[6] In addition to Correa, other figures of the Citizen Revolution such as Sofía Espín, Marcela Holguín, Pabel Muñoz, Amapola Naranjo, Verónica Arias, Ronny Aleaga, among others, sought re-election in the 2021 elections.

[10] Expecting his imminent removal from office, Lasso invoked Muerte cruzada, a mechanism that dissolves the National Assembly and prompts new elections for parliament and president to be held in August.

[11] Paola Cabezas, an assembly member for the party, stated that they will challenge the invocation at the Constitutional Court of Ecuador, while also remaining optimistic about a political solution to the crisis being reached via the upcoming elections.