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The presidential candidate in Ecuador is killed

2023-08-10 09:30:16Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
The presidential candidate in Ecuador is killed
Fernando Villavicencio

The presidential candidate in Ecuador, Fernando Villavicencio (has been shot dead at the end of a political rally. Fernando Villavicencio, also a member of the country's National Assembly, was attacked as he was leaving the northern city of Quito.

The event caused chaos, people tried to take shelter in the surrounding buildings after the shooting.

A member of his campaign team told local media that Villavicencio was getting into a car when a man pulled up and shot him in the head. Outraged Ecuadoreans protested outside the clinic where presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio died.

Witnesses said Villavicencio, 59, was shot three times. The suspect was also shot in a shootout with police and died in hospital from his injuries.

The media write that nine people were injured, among them a candidate for the Assembly and two policemen. Current President Guillermo Lasso vowed that "crime will not go unpunished".

The first round of presidential elections is scheduled to be held on August 20.

Ecuador has recently seen an increase in crime fueled by the growing presence of drug cartels. This has been a central issue in this year's presidential campaign. Last month, Lasso declared a state of emergency and night curfew in three provinces after a number of murders linked to organized crime.

Fernando Villavicencio, from the Andean province of Chimborazo, was a former lawmaker, union member at state oil company Petroecuador who denounced multi-million dollar losses on oil contracts. Villavicencio during his campaign had focused on denouncing corruption, a topic he had covered during his previous career as a journalist, and reducing environmental destruction.

Last week, he stated that he and his team were threatened by the leader of a drug-trafficking gang.


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