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Fernando Villavicencio, a presidential candidate in Ecuador, has been assassinated.
Villavicencio was killed while leaving a campaign rally in Quito.
Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso blamed the assassination on organized crime and called for a two-month state of emergency.
General elections, however, will still be held on August 20.
While not a frontrunner in the election, 59-year-old Villavicencio fought anti-corruption causes.
“I assure you that this crime will not go unpunished,” Lasso stated. “Organized crime has gone too far, but they will feel the full weight of the law.”
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