This is heartbreaking. And very worrisome as every political faction's response has been to blame their opposition by spreading unfounded conspiracy theories. Right-wingers are convinced Correa...
This is heartbreaking. And very worrisome as every political faction's response has been to blame their opposition by spreading unfounded conspiracy theories. Right-wingers are convinced Correa ordered this even though he had nothing to gain from this as his party's candidate was leading polls. And Correistas in return are spreading conspiracies that it must have been Lasso because of ongoing corruption investigations in caso FLOPEC. This could lead to a complete political collapse. There is a huge power vacuum and people are divided, angry, and scared. This is fertile ground for a military coup.
Was Villavicencio seen as a favorite to win the election? The Wiki article on the race shows shows him polling mostly in single digits, but with lots of undecideds, and no indication of what the...
Was Villavicencio seen as a favorite to win the election? The Wiki article on the race shows shows him polling mostly in single digits, but with lots of undecideds, and no indication of what the dynamics would be in a second round. Could you talk more about the contours of the election and his role in it?
He was a dark horse to get second place and qualify for the run off. Yaku Perez and Otto Sonnenholzer we're polling slightly higher than him and González with first place virtually guaranteed....
He was a dark horse to get second place and qualify for the run off. Yaku Perez and Otto Sonnenholzer we're polling slightly higher than him and González with first place virtually guaranteed. However, polling in Ecuador is not that reliable and we've seen much bigger upsets than him getting second in the past.
Regarding your second question. He ran as a center right candidate focusing his campaign almost exclusively on anti corruption.
This is heartbreaking. And very worrisome as every political faction's response has been to blame their opposition by spreading unfounded conspiracy theories. Right-wingers are convinced Correa ordered this even though he had nothing to gain from this as his party's candidate was leading polls. And Correistas in return are spreading conspiracies that it must have been Lasso because of ongoing corruption investigations in caso FLOPEC. This could lead to a complete political collapse. There is a huge power vacuum and people are divided, angry, and scared. This is fertile ground for a military coup.
Was Villavicencio seen as a favorite to win the election? The Wiki article on the race shows shows him polling mostly in single digits, but with lots of undecideds, and no indication of what the dynamics would be in a second round. Could you talk more about the contours of the election and his role in it?
He was a dark horse to get second place and qualify for the run off. Yaku Perez and Otto Sonnenholzer we're polling slightly higher than him and González with first place virtually guaranteed. However, polling in Ecuador is not that reliable and we've seen much bigger upsets than him getting second in the past.
Regarding your second question. He ran as a center right candidate focusing his campaign almost exclusively on anti corruption.