It is reported that a candidate for the upcoming presidential election in Ecuador has been shot dead.
Foreign media reports that the presidential candidate named Fernando Villavicencio has been shot dead.
It is said that he was shot in the head while trying to get into a car to leave a political rally in Quito.
Foreign media reported that the suspect who launched the shooting attack has also lost his life in a shooting attack carried out by the security forces.
It is stated that the first round of the presidential election in Ecuador is scheduled to begin on the 20th.