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Ecuador News Round-Up No. 4: Hours Before the Election, the Notion of State Involvement in Villavicencio’s Death Begins to Take Hold

Ecuador News Round-Up No. 4: Hours Before the Election, the Notion of State Involvement in Villavicencio’s Death Begins to Take Hold

Several polls conducted after Villavicencio’s death have suggested the González-Arauz ticket is the candidacy most hurt by the assassination, with some pollsters predicting a six-point drop within three days of the murder.

By Pedro Labayen Herrera

Ecuador News Round-Up No. 3: Presidential Candidate Fernando Villavicencio is Assassinated as Violence Escalates, Luisa González Leads Polls, Lasso’s Decrees Fail, and Accusations of Undue Influence Emerge

Ecuador News Round-Up No. 3: Presidential Candidate Fernando Villavicencio is Assassinated as Violence Escalates, Luisa González Leads Polls, Lasso’s Decrees Fail, and Accusations of Undue Influence Emerge

At around 6:20 p.m. on August 9, Fernando Villavicencio, the presidential candidate for the Movimiento Construye Ecuador alliance, was assassinated as he was leaving a campaign event in Quito.

By Pedro Labayen Herrera