The candidate of the left for his presidency EquatorialLuisa Gonzalez, who took first place in the first round of the elections held on August 20, said yesterday Friday that she received threats against her life and that her protection has been undertaken by the military.
“Today I received threats against my life as I am the candidate most likely to win the presidency”Ms. Gonzalez said, according to a press release from her faction, the Revolución Ciudadana (“Citizens’ Revolution”) party.
Characterize “sad” fact that “I wear a bulletproof vest”.
He added that the prosecutor’s office is investigating a person who allegedly has “bombs in his possession” and “intent to attack” to kill her.
Mrs. Gonzalez clarified that she accepted to be offered protection by the military, as she will participate in the second round of the presidential elections on October 15.
The dolphin of former socialist president Rafael Correa (2007-2017), convicted in absentia for corruption and exiled in Belgium, won the first round with 34% of valid votes and will face right-wing candidate Daniel Nobois in next month’s second round (23%), which surprised by taking second place.
Early presidential and parliamentary elections in Ecuador were held under the heavy shadow of the August 9 assassination in Quito of centrist candidate Fernando Villavicencio. The former trade unionist and anti-corruption crusader journalist was killed by Colombian hitmen as he was leaving a campaign rally.
Once an oasis of peace and tranquility in Latin America, Ecuador, between Colombia and Peru – the two countries where the largest quantities of cocaine are produced in the world – has been hit in recent years by an unprecedented wave of violence, attributed to the undeclared gang war for control of market and drug trafficking routes.
Source: News Beast
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