Ecuador has been shaken by the news of the murder of Fernando Villavicencio, candidate for the country’s presidency, who lost his life during an electoral rally in the capital, Quito. This incident has left the country in shock and sadness as authorities investigate the details and search for those responsible for this tragic act.
After a political event held at the Anderson College Coliseum in Quito, Ecuador, Fernando Villavicencio, presidential candidate of the Build List 25 movement, was hit by shots that cost him his life. According to testimonies from witnesses and close friends, the shooting occurred around 6 pm (local time), leaving other people attending the rally injured.
Carlos Figueroa, a personal friend of Villavicencio, shared a video on social media confirming the tragic news and describing how the candidate was taken to the Women’s Clinic, a nearby medical center, in an attempt to save his life. However, the efforts were in vain and Villavicencio lost his life due to gunshot wounds.
The candidate’s uncle Ecuador presidency, Galo Valencia, also ruled on the death of Villavicencio, noting that there are more than 50 ballistic indications related to the incident. For the family, this tragedy has been a devastating and painful blow, leaving a void impossible to fill.
The news of Villavicencio’s assassination has shaken the nation at a particularly crucial moment, as the extraordinary elections are a few days away from taking place. Villavicencio, according to the most recent polls, was positioned as the second candidate with the highest voting intention in Ecuador, only behind the lawyer Luisa González.
In the most recent surveys, Luisa González leads the intention to vote with 26.6%, being the only woman on the list and close to former president Rafael Correa. Behind her was Fernando Villavicencio, a journalist by profession, with 13.2% support. They were followed by the indigenous lawyer Yaku Pérez with 12.5% and the economist and former vice president Otto Sonnenholzner with 7.5%.
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The complaints made by Villavicencio in Ecuador
The figure of Fernando Villavicencio was known not only for his role as a presidential candidate, but also for his activism and his revelations of opaque events that occurred during the government of Rafael Correa. During Correa’s presidency, Villavicencio was under scrutiny for his courageous denunciationswhich made it a symbol of the fight for transparency and accountability in the country.
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