Document #1176227
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
Information on a group officially named
Bucaramista could not be found among the sources currently
available to the DIRB. The term Bucaramista, which, used as an
adjective, could be translated as "pro-Bucaram," may apply to at
least two political groups of Ecuador that contested the May 1992
general elections: the Frente Roldosista Ecuatoriano (FRE), led by
Abdala Bucaram, and the Partido Assad Bucaram (PAB), chaired by
Avicena Bucaram.
Please find attached copies of some
documents, including recent articles that report on the May 1992
election results, on Abdala Bucaram's particular views about
different issues and on conflicts within the PAB. The
conflict-ridden PAB reportedly won no seats in Congress nor a
significant portion of the votes for the presidency, while Abdala
Bucaram's FRE placed third in the presidential vote and secured 13
congressional seats.
The attached section of Ecuador: A
Country Study provides background information on Ecuador's
political parties and their main figures, while the attached
section of the Political Handbook of the World: 1991 adds to
the information on the FRE already available at your regional
Documentation Centre.
Additional information on the
above-mentioned or other specific political parties of Ecuador can
be researched upon further request.
Banks, Arthur S., ed. 1991.
Political Handbook of the World: 1991. Binghamton, NY: CSA
Publications, pp. 193-194.
Vistazo [Quito, in Spanish]. 6
February 1992. "Abdala Bucaram on Campaign, Domestic Issues."
(FBIS-LAT-92-055, pp. 36-37)
Voz de los Andes [Quito, in Spanish]. 18
March 1992. "Results Indicate No Party Will Hold Majority."
(FBIS-LAT-92-097 19 May 1992, pp. 37-38)