The date of the presidential election remains unchanged, and the President of Ecuador declares a state of emergency throughout the country. Fernando Villavesensio | President | National
President Guillermo Lasso of Ecuador
According to Reuters and Agence France Presse, President Guillermo Lasso declared a state of emergency nationwide on the 10th local time after Ecuador's presidential candidate Fernando Villavincio was shot dead. Lasso also stated that the presidential election will be held as originally planned on August 20th.
Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavincio has been shot and a suspect has been arrested
On August 9th local time, Ecuador's presidential candidate Fernando Villavesensio was shot dead. At the time of the incident, he was attending a rally at the Anderson School Gymnasium in Quito, the capital of Ecuador. The Ecuadorian police subsequently announced the arrest of a suspect suspected of assassinating presidential candidate Villavesensio on the same day, who was suspected to be one of the main leaders of the assassination operation.
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The current President of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, confirmed on social media that Fernando Villavincio was shot dead. Fernando Villavesensio's uncle also confirmed his death and told the media that more than 50 shell casings were found at the scene. Local media also reported that approximately 8 people were injured at the scene.
A member of Fernando Villavesensio's campaign team told local media that at 18:20 on the same day, as Villavesensio was about to board the car after finishing his activities, a man walked up and shot him in the head.
Fernando Villavesensio was born in October 1963 and currently serves as a member of the Ecuadorian National Assembly. He will participate in the presidential election to be held in the country on August 20th, and his campaign slogan is "fight corruption". Currently, he ranks fourth in a poll of eight candidates.