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Ecuador's Lasso Declares 60-Day State of Emergency Over Presidential Candidate's Murder

© AP Photo / Juan Diego MontenegroPolice and emergency workers stand outside the clinic where presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was taken after he was shot and killed after a campaign rally in Quito, Ecuador, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023.
Police and emergency workers stand outside the clinic where presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was taken after he was shot and killed after a campaign rally in Quito, Ecuador, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023. - Sputnik International, 1920, 10.08.2023
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - On Wednesday, media reported that Villavicencio had been shot dead during a rally in Ecuador's capital Quito. Lasso later confirmed the reports.
Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso announced on Thursday a state of emergency across the country for 60 days in connection with the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio.
"I am declaring a state of emergency for 60 days ... From now on, the armed forces are mobilized throughout the country to guarantee the security of citizens, the tranquility of the country and free and democratic elections," Lasso said in an address to the nation, broadcast on the channel of the presidential administration on YouTube.
The date of the presidential election in Ecuador set for August 20 will not change in connection with the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, National Electoral Council head Diana Atamaint said.
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