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Andrea González picked to replace Ecuador’s assassinated presidential candidate (www.theguardian.com)

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Villavicencio’s Build party, or Construye in Spanish, announced on social media that Andrea González was replacing the 59-year-old as its presidential candidate in the 20 August vote.

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[-] OrganicMeatbag@sh.itjust.works 28 points 1 year ago

Hopefully they will give her a bulletproof vest as a nomination present.

[-] EchoCranium@lemmy.zip 25 points 1 year ago

Looks like she's already wearing one from the photo they used. Very brave and admirable for her to step up and continue forward.

[-] Pantrygheist@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago

Wasn't Villavicencio shot in the head?

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