We want to vote, we want our country free of crime, Ecuadorian citizens living in Madrid, Spain said.

From the Ecuadorian consulate in the Spanish capital, voters stated that there was no presence of members of the National Electoral Council (CNE) or the embassy to support them.

Likewise, from Twitter there have begun to appear complaints of an error in the system that does not allow to exercise the vote.

Our rights are violated, we cannot vote, the system gives me an error and there is also misinformation. People were not aware that they had to vote telematically, user Natalia Sanchez said.

Meanwhile, Kerly Luna demanded “fix the telematic voting system, it does not load, no confirmation message arrives and the vote is simply not saved! Do something, she demanded. A few hours ago, the vice-president of the CNE, Enrique Pita delivered a cut of the vote abroad. According to the official, of the 109,433 registered voters, 15,649 have already exercised their right to vote. In Spain, 26% have already voted according to the CNE report.

However, complaints in social media contradict this statement.

Since last June, Ecuadorian migrants warned about the limitations of the virtual vote, which although it allows them to participate in the process from anywhere, it is an obstacle for those who do not master new technologies, not to mention the technological risks.

Last February 5, when they tried to vote on the constitutional referendum, the computer system collapsed for three hours.

Ecuadorians living outside the national territory will elect president and vice-president, national assembly members, legislators representing foreigners and will also be able to vote on the popular consultation on oil extraction in the Yasuní area.

As these are extraordinary and early elections, for the first time residents outside the borders will not go to the polls in person and will only have the opportunity to do so from electronic devices.

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