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The assassination of candidate Fernando Villavicencio has deepened the security crisis and shaken up the political landscape just days before the first round on August 20
Witnesses said Mr Villavicencio, 59, was shot three times.
Fernando Villavicencio was assassinated 10 days before the election
A candidate in Ecuador’s forthcoming presidential election has been shot dead at a campaign rally. Fernando Villavicencio, a member of the country’s national assembly, was attacked as he left the event in the northern city of Quito on Wednesday. A member of his campaign team told local media Villavicencio was getting into a car when a man stepped forward and shot him in the head. Current president Guillermo Lasso vowed …