QUITO, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, a vocal critic of corruption and organized crime, was killed on Wednesday evening during a campaign event in the north of the capital Quito, authorities said.
QUITO, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, a vocal critic of corruption and organized crime, was killed on Wednesday evening during a campaign event in the north of the capital Quito, authorities said.
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Synnr@sopuli.xyz · 18 pts · 3y
Can someone knowledgeable about this provide some valuable insight?
(e: I see it only happened about 4 hours ago, but the who, what, when, where, why?) Was it likely to keep the current president in power or force the election process towards another person?
nan@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 12 pts · 3y
El Pais is usually a pretty good source for things in Latin America, it answers most of those but others will have to wait until they have someone in custody I imagine. He campaigned against corruption and organized crime so that is not an unlikely source.
https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-08-10/presidential-candidate-fernando-villavicencio-is-assassinated-in-ecuador.html
Unlikely to change the outcome, he was not the top candidate.
Synnr@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 3y
Thanks, that mostly answers my questions.
baruchin@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
Here's some context about Ecuador rising violence. https://youtu.be/GwT9IcE6E0o