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Ecuador: Presidential candidate shot dead at campaign event

Fernando Villavicencio was leaving a campaign rally in Quito when gunfire erupted. Known for his tough stance against corruption, he was polling fifth out of eight candidates at the upcoming election in August

Fernando Villavicencio is a former journalist with a long history of criticising corruption under previous governments

Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was assassinated at a campaign rally on Wednesday evening.
Footage purportedly of the incident shows Villavicencio leaving the event and entering a vehicle when gunshots are suddenly heard.
Villavicencio was wounded and taken to a nearby medical center before he died. Other people at the event were also wounded, but is unclear how many were hit.

“The Ecuadorian people are crying and Ecuador is mortally wounded,” his campaign adviser Patricio Zuquilanda told the Associated Press.
“Politics cannot lead to the death of any member of society.”
The suspect died from injuries sustained during a shootout with police, according to the Attorney-General’s office.

Other people at the event were also wounded

Other people at the event were also woundedDeutsche Welle

Villavicencio was one of eight candidates in the election scheduled for 20 August.
Opinion polls consistently put in him fifth place in recent weeks.

President vows action against organised crime

Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso confirmed the killing on social media and vowed to hold the culprits accountable.
“For his memory and his fight, I assure you that this crime will not remain unpunished,” Lasso said.

“Organised crime has gone very far, but all the weight of the law will fall on them.”
He said he would host an urgent meeting with top security officials.

The assassination happened just weeks out from Ecuador's general election

The assassination happened just weeks out from Ecuador’s general electionDeutsche Welle

Ecuador’s former Vice President Otto Sonnenholzner said “we demand that you do something” at a press conference after the shooting.
“We are dying, drowning in a sea of tears and we do not deserve to live line this,” he said.

Who was Fernando Villavicencio?

Villavicencio, 59, was a former union member at state oil company Petroecuador and later worked as a journalist who denounced alleged millions in oil contract losses.

He was elected to Ecuador’s National Assembly in 2017 and remained in parliament until May 2023.
Villavicencio was one of eight candidates at the upcoming election and was supported by the Build Ecuador Movement.

Fernando Villavicencio was rushed to hospital after he was wounded at a campaign rally

Fernando Villavicencio was rushed to hospital after he was wounded at a campaign rally Deutsche Welle

He was one of the most critical voices against corruption, especially during the government of former President Rafael Correa from 2007 to 2017.
Zuquilanda said Villavicencio had received death threats in recent weeks, and he traveled with police protection.

The suspect died from injuries after a police shootout

The suspect died from injuries after a police shootoutDeutsche Welle

Ecuador is in the midst a gang violence epidemic.
Villavicencio was married and is survived by five children.

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