How Ecuador reached the shocking point of a political assassination
Ecuador is in a state of emergency after the assassination of a leading presidential candidate. Here's how the country got to this point.
Ecuador has enjoyed notably little political violence. Until now.
Who was he? 59-year-old Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was a former investigative journalist who was outspoken against what he saw to be clear, increasing government corruption in his country.
- According to reporting from NPR's, Villavicencio wanted to target drug trafficking and violence from cartels and gangs, as the once peaceful nation has been forced to reckon with and an increasing presence of Mexican cartels within its borders.
