Presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated after a rally in Quito
10.8.2023 20:23:58
Santiago Fernandez
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epa10794149 Supporters of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio take to the streets proclaiming Villavicencio as an "eternal president", after his assassination on 09 August at the exit of an electoral rally in Quito, Ecuador, 10 August 2023. The murder of Villavicencio leaves an electoral campaign security crisis which dominated the political debate and the proposals of the candidates. Ecuador has been experiencing the worst security crisis and violence from organized crime in its history for just over two years, which at the close of 2022 had the highest rate of violent deaths in its history, registering 25.32 per 100,000 inhabitants. EPA-EFE/Santiago Fernandez