A mass was held in the chapel of the Monte Olivo cemetery in the northeast of the Ecuadorian capital to bid farewell to the politician who was shot last Wednesday as he was leaving a campaign rally.

Havana, August 12 (RHC) The coffin of the murdered presidential candidate in Ecuador, Fernando Villavicencio, arrived at the cemetery in Quito accompanied by family members and police.

A mass was held in the chapel of the Monte Olivo cemetery in the northeast of the Ecuadorian capital to bid farewell to the politician who was shot last Wednesday as he was leaving a campaign rally.

In the past hours, the former legislator was mourned by a small group of relatives and close associates, without access for supporters.

In another part of the city, his followers held a tribute at noon on Friday and were planning to set up a wake next to Villavicencio's body, but the family decided to take the coffin directly to the cemetery.

This crime has shocked the country, which is experiencing an unprecedented escalation of insecurity and political violence.

Villavicencio was one of the eight candidates registered for the upcoming August 20 elections, in which he sought to succeed current President Guillermo Lasso. (Source: Prensa Latina)