Comunidades relacionadas con el Centro, Gobierno

Government
Type	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic
Frequency of Change	2 yrs	2 yrs	2 yrs	2 yrs	2 yrs	2 yrs	2 yrs
President (as of June 2006)	Sr. Francisco Zambrano	Erasmo Encarnación	Joviani Córdova	Galarza Bienvenido	Antonio Carillón	Hugo Payaguaji	[One government governs the 3 Secoya communities -
Other Positions on Directiva	Vice President Secretary Treasurer Vocal	Vice President Secretary Treasurer Vocal	Vice President Secretary Treasurer Vocal	Vice President Secretary Treasurer Vocal	Secretary Treasurer	Vice President Secretary Treasurer Trade (Síndico) Vocal 2nd Vocal 3rd Vocal	Secoya Remolina, San Pablo & Poocoya]
Other Levels of Government	None indicated	Community contacts seemed to indicate that leadership was very informal	Congress of all adults Assembly	No other levels of government – Directiva only informal	Assembly of all	Congress of all adults Assembly of 15-16 elected	Strong emphasis that the power was in the hands of the congress, not the directiva
Voting Age	18	18	15	18	18	14	14