Look at Table 11.17 at the end of Chapter 11 (p. 460). This table shows the results from the 1996 legislative elections in Ecuador. Based on the results in Table 11.17, from which party would you expect the formateur to come if Ecuador were a parliamentary democracy?

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The Social Christian Party won the most seats in the 1996 legislative elections in Ecuador, making it the largest party in the parliament. In a parliamentary democracy, the formateur (the person who is appointed to form a government after an election) typically comes from the largest party or coalition of parties. Therefore, we would expect the formateur to come from the Social Christian Party in this case.