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Ecuador President Announce 3 Days Of Mourning After Murder Of Presidential Contender During Campaign Rally
Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso has announced a three-day national mourning following the murder of one of the presidential candidate in the forthcoming election, Fernando Villavicencio.
Villavicencio was said to have been assassinated at a campaign rally on Wednesday night.
The deceased who was regarded as a vocal legislator was shot while leaving a campaign rally at a school in the country.
Reacting to the development, the president announced a 60 days state of emergency and 3 days of national mourning.
He said “organized crime has come a long way, but the full weight of the law will fall on them.”
Meanwhile, the Electoral Council President, Diana Atamaint said Thursday that the election, scheduled for August 20, will continue as scheduled.
The unsavoury development, though high profile, is one among several criminal occurrence associated with the South American country.
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