Friday, August 11, 2023

After the assassination of a candidate who took on drug cartels, Ecuador is in shock

An Ecuadorean flag and a bouquet of flowers are seen on the railings of the sports complex where Ecuadorean presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was assassinated on the eve, in Quito on August 10, 2023.

Presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, a fierce critic of cartels and corruption, was shot on Wednesday. "There is no precedent for this in our country's recent history," one analyst says.

(Image credit: RODRIGO BUENDIA/AFP via Getty Images)

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