Important Takeaways:

• Anti-corruption presidential candidate is assassinated in Ecuador as country reels from violence
• An Ecuadorian presidential candidate who recently pledged to root out corruption and lock up the country’s “thieves” was fatally shot at a political rally in the capital as the South American country reels from drug-related crime and violence.
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• Fernando Villavicencio, 59, who was known for speaking up against cartels, was assassinated Wednesday, less than two weeks before a special presidential election.
• The candidate had received at least three death threats before the shooting and reported them to authorities, resulting in one detention.
• “Politics cannot lead to the death of any member of society.”
• Lasso suggested the slaying could be linked to organized crime and insisted on proceeding with the election scheduled for Aug. 20. He declared three days of national mourning and a state of emergency that involves deploying additional military personnel throughout the country.

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