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Candidate Fernando Villavicencio was shot lifeless after a marketing campaign rally within the capital Quito, in line with experiences.
Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio has been killed in an armed assault following a marketing campaign rally within the capital Quito, in line with the nation’s president Guillermo Lasso and native media experiences.
Lasso confirmed the killing of Villavicencio on Wednesday and vowed the crime wouldn’t go unpunished.
“Outraged and shocked by the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio. My solidarity and condolences to his spouse and daughters,” Lasso stated on X, the social media platform previously often known as Twitter.
“For his reminiscence and his combat, I guarantee you that this crime is not going to stay unpunished,” Lasso stated. “Organized crime have gone very far, however all the burden of the regulation will fall on them,” he stated.
Lasso stated he would host high safety officers at an pressing assembly.
Native media reported that Villavicencio, 59, a former legislator who had been polling at 7.5 % voting intention, had been shot lifeless after a campaign event in Quito.
A number of others had been injured within the armed assault on the Colegio Anderson within the capital, in line with native media experiences.
A journalist and political activist, Villavicencio was one of eight presidential candidates registered to face within the elections scheduled for August 20.
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