Candidates vying to be Ecuador's next president held closing campaign events on Thursday, ahead of voting over the weekend in a contest clouded by the murder of anti-corruption candidate Fernando Villavicencio.
Ecuador's recent insecurity was on tragic display last week, when Villavicencio, a former investigative journalist and lawmaker, was"The new government must be more decided and courageous," said Milton Oleas, a 67-year-old who works in the construction industry, who said he still had not decided who to vote for. "The president cannot doubt what they do and must be valiant in taking decisions.
Luisa Gonzalez, a protege of former President Rafael Correa, led polling before Villavicencio's murder with about 30% of voting intention. "A firm hand against crime, against violence and against crime gangs, but a hand of solidarity and love for our people," Gonzalez said at the Wednesday rally, in which Correa participated remotely from Mexico. "We will take control of the country. It is the time to lift up the homeland with dignity."
Environmentalist Indigenous candidate Yaku Perez, who has been in the top five of the eight candidates in recent polls, pledged a government of the people during a morning rally in Quito.
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