O National Electoral Council (CNE) of Ecuador condemned the assassination of the presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencioin capital Quito, this Wednesday (9). In a publication on social media, the highest electoral body said that the acts of violence that the country is experiencing blemish the development of the election and democracy.
“The National Electoral Council repudiates the acts of violence that the country is experiencing, which tarnish the development of elections and democracy, and expresses regret for the death of the presidential candidate. Peace in his tomb”, wrote the CNE on the X network, formerly Twitter.
The CNE is the governing body of the Electoral Power in the country, being responsible for the transparency of electoral processes and referendums. In Brazil, it would be equivalent to the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), given its responsibility to guarantee clean and democratic elections.
In an image published together, the body expressed to the victim’s family and friends. The official profile on the network changed the main photo, changing the country’s colors to black and white, accompanied by a black ribbon that represents mourning.
Villavicencio was leaving a political rally held at Anderson College, in Quito, when, already inside his car, he was shot several times.
The National Electoral Council 🇪🇨 rejects the acts of violence that the country is experiencing, which hinder the development of rallies and democracy, and extends its feelings of regret in the face of the death of the presidential candidate @VillaFernando_
Peace in your tomb 🕊️ pic.twitter.com/2j3yqz4vS2
— cnegobec (@cnegobec) August 10, 2023
Villavicencio, from the Coalition Movement party, was one of the main candidates for the presidency of Ecuador. In opinion polls, he fluctuated between second and fifth place.
Evaluations of electoral trends in the country are deficient compared to other South American countries such as Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil, which have institutes with higher accuracy rates.
In June, according to the Centro Estratégico Latinoamericano de Geopolitica (Celag), Villavicencio was in fourth place, with 8% of the voting intentions, behind Luisa González, from the Citizen Revolution party (30%); Otto Sonnenholzner, from the “Vamos Agir” alliance (13%); and Yaku Pérez, from the “Of course it is possible” coalition (11%).
On July 20, Cedatos, a research firm approved by the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Ecuador, found that Villavicencio was in second, with 13.2%, behind only Gonzáles (26.6%) and ahead of Pérez (12.5%) and Sonnenholzner (7.5%).
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the presidential election
The presidential election in Ecuador is scheduled to take place in less than 15 days, on Sunday (20), in advance.
The anticipation was made after the president Guillermo Lasso he decreed the so-called “crossed death”, dissolution of the National Assembly, reducing the time of his own mandate.
After the assassination, the main candidates for the Presidency of Ecuador spoke out on social networks, some reported the suspension of their campaigns. They also regretted what happened and asked for the crime to be investigated.
*With information from Fábio Mendes, from CNN
Source: CNN Brasil
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