Union for Hope

Union for Hope Unión por la Esperanza
Abbreviation	UNES
Leader	Rafael Correa
National Coordinator	Liliana Durán Aguilar
Founder	Rafael Correa
Founded	8 July 2020; 4 years ago (2020-07-08)
Legalised	29 October 2020; 4 years ago (2020-10-29)
Headquarters	Quito
Student wing	Jóvenes UNES
Women's wing	Permanent Forum of Ecuadorian Women
Ideology	Socialism of the 21st century Democratic socialism Left-wing populism Progressivism Anti-imperialism Correism
Political position	Left-wing
Colors	Orange Red   White   Blue
National Assembly	48 / 137
Provincial Prefects	2 / 23
Mayors	14 / 221
Website
https://unionporlaesperanza.com/
Politics of Ecuador Political parties Elections

Union for Hope (Spanish: Unión por la Esperanza, UNES) is a political coalition in Ecuador for the 2021 Ecuadorian general election. Political groups from the left-wing participated, with only the Democratic Center Movement being officially on the ballot, to sponsor the presidential candidacy of Andrés Arauz for the 2021 presidential election.

Several social groups, provincial movements, and the Citizen Revolution Movement, of national scope not registered in the National Electoral Council (CNE), are also affiliate and in opposition to the government of Lenín Moreno. For the 2021 legislative election, alliances were formed in several provinces, together with the different local movements, distributing the candidates between movements.^[1]