 During the campaign, Correa stated that if elected he would use an executive decree to introduce a national referendum on the establishment of a constituent assembly which had the potential to rewrite Ecuador's constitution.He presented this as a process necessary to overthrow the established political elites, whom he termed the "partidocracia" ("partyarchy"), and redistribute political power.However, the Alianza PAIS movement signed a political alliance with the Ecuadorian Socialist Party, which did present candidates for Congress.