The lawyer, the sniper and the stand-in: Ecuador's presidential candidates

Quito (AFP) Aug 18, 2023

Ecuador's election race has been thrown wide open after the assassination of serious contender Fernando Villavicencio, whose last-minute replacement, a journalist, will face off against a leftist lawyer and a right-wing former sniper nicknamed "Rambo." Other leaders in the eight-person race are a leftist Indigenous leader and a former vice president. The victor of the snap election will