The candidate of the Correista Citizen Revolution (RC) to the Ecuadorian Presidency in these elections, Louise Gonzalez, accepted this Friday protection of the Armed forces provided by the current President Guillermo Lasso Given the escalation of political violence against electoral candidates.
“Today I accepted what the president indicated William Lasso for the Armed Forces to give me security,” said González, who will contest the ballot on October 15 with Daniel Noboaof Acción Democrática Nacional (ADN), in an interview with radio Half World.
González, who prevailed in the second round would be the first woman elected president in Ecuadorreferred to the alert by a possible assassination attempt after a man allegedly involved in an attack against him was arrested yesterday. “There is a gentleman who says that He had to deliver some bombs and that the target was Luisa González“, he pointed.
The decision was made after the national elections were held and in the middle of a string of non-stop violence marked by the murder of one of the candidates, Fernando Villavicencio, in a context of growth of organized crime.
President Lasso, who is leaving power after allegations of corruption, pointed out that “our democracy is going to emerge stronger from this electoral process and for this it is essential that the candidates have sufficient protection.”
Ecuador: the successor of the assassinated candidate leaves the country due to death threats
After the assassination of the presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencionow his successor, Christian Zuritaannounced that he will leave the country as a result of the death threats he received.
“I have a security capsule that is very strong and I don’t expect that for my life, I really have to take time for myself,” he told Ecuavisa television.
Zurita, who the previous Sunday went to vote wearing a helmet and surrounded by several police officers, stressed that he does not want to spend his days wearing a bulletproof vest and amid strict security protocols, according to the digital newspaper Primicias.
The former candidate assured that the Police told him that he must permanently wear a bulletproof vest and that when he appears in open places he must wear a helmet.
Source: Ambito
