La implementación de una ley que regule el Lobbying en el Ecuador.

Abstract

Having a precise meaning of what is meant by “Lobbying” is quite difficult, since it is a term that is used to define two central parts in a single public/private participation, in order to reach a decision. It is known as an interest group, which can be headed by an individual, or private entity, in turn must have a representation by who exposes those interests to the institution which is the one that take place during the decisions, having an incidence capacity to be able to influence that final big decision. During this investigation, I’m going to analyze the contents of those law projects that have been presented in the period (2019 - 2021) by three former Assembly members who, based on this activity, which although it is true is not regulated in our legislation, is practiced and operates daily under a non-institutionalized mechanism. It is important to mention that despite having entities that support the foundation of the proposals presented, the instance to be able to approve this law has not been reached. On March 24, 2022, the motion was filed in the plenary session of the National Assembly of Ecuador, leaving an open window to misinterpretations about what the "lobby" really means.