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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?

[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 18 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


The political party of Ecuador’s assassinated presidential hopeful, Fernando Villavicencio, picked its vice-presidential candidate to replace him on Saturday, just a week before the election.

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.

Villavicencio, an ex-lawmaker and journalist with a long track record of exposing corruption, was fatally shot last week after leaving a campaign event in the capital, Quito, despite his government-provided security detail.

She had been selected by Villavicencio to be his running mate in the snap election called by outgoing president Guillermo Lasso.

The South American nation of 18 million has seen a rising tide of violence in recent years, including a sharp increase in the murder rate.

Villavicencio had accused Los Choneros and its leader, Adolfo Macías, whom he linked to Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, of threatening him and his campaign team days before the assassination.


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[-] Blackout@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago

This is what brave people need to do if they want change. The jokes are unnecessary.

[-] cxtinac@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago
[-] Eh_I@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago
[-] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

She doesn't ~~see~~ seem super enthusiastic.

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