About Diana Atamaint
Born 1972. Diana Atamaint is an Ecuadorian politician.
Shiram Diana Atamaint Wamputsar (born 12 May 1972) is an Ecuadorian Shuar politician. Previously a member of the National Assembly, in 2018 she became the president of the National Electoral Council. She declared that President Daniel Noboa had won another term as President in April 2025.
Early life and career Atamaint was born in Sucúa, in the province of Morona Santiago, in 1972. She was the first of four children born to Bosco Atamaint and Aurora Wamputsar. both of whom were teachers. She attended Río Upano School She went on to gain a master's degree at the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO). During her time in the National Assembly, on several occasions Atamaint wore the traditional dress of the Shuar community.
In 2009, she was appointed undersecretary for the Amazon at the Ministry of Agriculture, but she resigned to participate as a candidate for assembly member in the legislative elections of the same year.
In 2013 she stood again for election with Francisco Eduardo Cedeno Miranda as her alternate.
On 20 November 2018 Atamaint became president of the National Electoral Council (CNE). There were five members of the council and two of them, Enrique Pita and José Cabrera, supported her election while the other two, Luis Verdezoto and Esthela Acero, did not.
In July 2022, Atamaint was being impeached as it was alleged that the National Electoral Council had failed to investigate irregularities in the February 2021 general election. Charges were made against her and Esthela Acero, Enrique Pita, José Cabrera and Luis Verdesoto (even though he was no longer a councillor). Joel Abad and Mario Ruiz Jácome alleged that the council had not investigated inconsistencies in 39,000 ballot boxes. There were doubts as to whether the National Assembly's Oversight Commission were allowed to impeach the council. On 12 July a proposal to halt the impeachment process, made by Ana Belén Cordero, was accepted by the commission.
In August 2023, Atamaint reported that thousands of votes had been lost by mainly European voters due to cyber attacks in the 2023 general election. The attacks came from several different countries.
On 13 April 2025, Atamaint announced the result of the national presidential election. 90% of the results had been counted and as the President of the National Election Council she declared that President Daniel Noboa had secured another election victory.
Personal life She is divorced and has two children.
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Ecuadorian Shuar politician
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Diana Atamaint was born on 12 May 1972 in Sucúa.
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