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The country goes to the polls this weekend after a campaign marked by bloodshed and the assassination of a candidate

The country goes to the polls this weekend after a campaign marked by bloodshed and the assassination of a candidate

Ecuadoreans go to the polls tomorrow to choose between a banana baron  and a leftist disciple of the former president Rafael Correa, whose followers are known as Correistas, in an election where violent crime and cocaine smuggling are the main issues on the minds of voters.

Cristina Bazan Guayaquil, Ecuador, Oct 10 (EFE).- Ecuador goes to the polls on Sunday in the midst of the worst security crisis in its history, a wave of violence that hides a complex puzzle of criminal gangs clashing for territorial control and, above all, drug trafficking, having established the country as a hub for global …

The mayor of the coastal municipality does not stay in the same place for more than one night after an assassination attempt and authorities cannot safeguard the lives of schoolchildren amid a gang turf war

Violent deaths quadrupled from 2019 in the lead-up to the assassination of a presidential candidate, locals are afraid to leave their homes and school classes have been suspended

The presidential candidate was assassinated while traveling in a state-provided vehicle that lacked armor despite the multiple threats he had received from organized crime

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

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

Who killed Fernando Villavicencio? How does his murder impact the Ecuadorian presidential election? Here are the key takeaways from the murder of Ecuadors presidential candidate.