The murder of Fernando Villavicencio in Ecuador has unleashed a wave of condemnations around the world. Almost all the governments that have spoken have also made an appeal for the Ecuadorian Executive to guarantee that the elections this August can be held safely.
In the country itself, it has also been the subject of various and sometimes conflicting interpretations, always with the common denominator of condemnation and condolences to the family. The country’s president, Guillermo Lasso, assured that “this crime will not go unpunished,” especially to honor the memory and struggle of the candidate: “Organized crime has gone too far,” he warned, “the full weight of the law will fall on the guilty”.
Also from Ecuador, former President Rafael Correa made a very negative analysis of the country’s situation: “Ecuador has become a failed state.” Correa showed his solidarity with the Villavicencio family and with the families of all the victims of the violence that is ravaging the Andean State. Acts like yesterday’s murder “are destroying us,” he said.
The reactions did not wait in the international arena. White House Homeland Security spokesman John Kirby condemned the murder and said he hopes there will be a “full and transparent investigation to find those who have perpetrated this crime.” The Organization of American States (OAS), for its part, called on the Government of Ecuador to “implement the necessary measures to guarantee the integrity and security of the participants in the open electoral process.” “The security of the candidates is essential to maintain confidence in the democratic system,” he said in a statement.
The governments of Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile, Brazil, Honduras, France, and also Spain regretted the events, expressed their solidarity with the people of Ecuador and the relatives of the deceased, and called for the facts to be clarified as soon as possible. .
Even the Chinese Foreign Minister condemned the attack, sent his condolences to the Ecuadorians and assured that he hoped that the Ecuadorian Executive “maintains stability so that the elections take place safely and without incident.”
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