Movimiento Construye

The Movimiento Construye (MC25), also known simply as Construye, is an Ecuadorian political party founded in 2004. It was originally founded under the name Ruptura 25 (R25).^[4] The party joined an alliance with the Democratic Left in 2016.^[5] This lasted until 2018 because of disagreements with President Lenín Moreno.^[6]

Movimiento Construye Movimiento Construye
Abbreviation	MC25
Leader	María Paula Romo
Secretary-General	Iván González Váscone
Founded	12 September 2004 (2004-09-12) (as Ruptura 25)
Headquarters	Quito, Ecuador
Membership	171,644 (2012)[1]
Ideology	Neoliberalism[2]
Political position	Big tent[3]
Colours	White   Blue   Yellow
Slogan	It's Time to Build!
Seats in the National Assembly	1 / 151
Prefects	0 / 23
Mayors	11 / 221
Website
https://www.construye.ec/
Politics of Ecuador Political parties Elections

In the 2023 general election, the party was represented by Fernando Villavicencio until his assassination in August 2023.^[7] The party initially selected Andrea González, his vice-presidential running mate, to replace him,^[8][9] but because of uncertainties regarding the legality of that decision, subsequently chose the journalist Christian Zurita instead.^[10]

Original Logo as Ruptura 25 (R25)

Electoral results

National Assembly elections

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
2013	Paco Moncayo	2,179,383	2.48	0 / 137	0
2017	Did not participate			0 / 137	0
2021	Andrés Briones	57,711	0.72	1 / 137	1
2023	Patricio Carrillo	1,707,682	20.39	24 / 137	23
2025	María Paula Romo	–	–	1 / 137	23