Pres. Candidate Yaku Pérez suspended his campaign activities after the murder of Villavicencio

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In Ecuador, The Presidential Candidate, Yaku Pérez Guartambel, through his social media, suspended his campaign activities while calling on all candidates to unite in solidarity and take concrete actions to demand security. teleSUR

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00:00 Likewise, the presidential candidate, Jaco Perez, through his social media, suspended

00:05 his campaign activities while calling on all candidates to unite in solidarity and take

00:10 concrete actions to demand security.

00:13 "Outraged by this cowardly assassination of Fernando Villavicencio, the least I can

00:19 do is express my solidarity with his family, supporters, militants, and for this reason

00:25 I have decided to suspend the electoral campaign.

00:28 I have invited the candidates to leave all political flags behind and to make a social

00:32 pact for security.

00:34 Tomorrow in Quito I invite them to take concrete measures.

00:37 This cannot continue.

00:39 We must stop the violence."

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