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Christian Zurita, presidential ...ographer: Karen Toro/Bloomberg

Christian Zurita, presidential candidate for the Construye party, arrives at the airport surrounded by his security capsule in Quito, Ecuador, on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. The party of assassinated Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio has chosen Zurita, a friend and close associate of his, to run in the nation’s convulsed elections. Photographer: Karen Toro/Bloomberg

Christian Zurita, presidential candidate for the Construye party, poses after an interview in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. The party of assassinated Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio has chosen Zurita, a friend and close associate of his, to run in the nation’s convulsed elections. Photographer: Karen Toro/Bloomberg

Members of Christian Zurita...ographer: Karen Toro/Bloomberg

Members of Christian Zurita's security capsule inside his campaign headquarters in Quito, Ecuador, on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. The party of assassinated Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio has chosen Zurita, a friend and close associate of his, to run in the nation’s convulsed elections. Photographer: Karen Toro/Bloomberg

Christian Zurita, presidential candidate for the Construye party, has dinner with friends and members of his campaign in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. The party of assassinated Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio has chosen Zurita, a friend and close associate of his, to run in the nation’s convulsed elections. Photographer: Karen Toro/Bloomberg

Christian Zurita, presidential candidate for the Construye party, talk on the phone before lunch in Quito, Ecuador, on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. The party of assassinated Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio has chosen Zurita, a friend and close associate of his, to run in the nation’s convulsed elections. Photographer: Karen Toro/Bloomberg

Christian Zurita, presidential candidate for the Construye party, leaves his campaign headquarters surrounded by his security capsule in Quito, Ecuador, on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. The party of assassinated Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio has chosen Zurita, a friend and close associate of his, to run in the nation’s convulsed elections. Photographer: Karen Toro/Bloomberg

Members of security forces guar...ographer: Karen Toro/Bloomberg

Members of security forces guarding Christian Zurita in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. The party of assassinated Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio has chosen Zurita, a friend and close associate of his, to run in the nation’s convulsed elections. Photographer: Karen Toro/Bloomberg

Panoramic view of Guayaquil, Ec...ographer: Karen Toro/Bloomberg

Panoramic view of Guayaquil, Ecuador on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. Guayaquil is one of the most dangerous cities in the country and where most prison massacres have taken place. Photographer: Karen Toro/Bloomberg

Exterior of the Zonal 8 Depriva...ographer: Karen Toro/Bloomberg

Exterior of the Zonal 8 Deprivation of Liberty Center or Regional Jail in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. Guayaquil is one of the most dangerous cities in the country and where most prison massacres have taken place. Photographer: Karen Toro/Bloomberg

Exterior of the Litoral Peniten...ographer: Karen Toro/Bloomberg

Exterior of the Litoral Penitentiary, in the Guayaquil prison complex. The sign reads: We want Fito back. Alias Fito is the leader of one of the country's biggest criminal gangs in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. Guayaquil is one of the most dangerous cities in the country and where most prison massacres have taken place. Photographer: Karen Toro/Bloomberg

Christian Zurita, presidential candidate for the Construye party, speaks during an interview in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. The party of assassinated Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio has chosen Zurita, a friend and close associate of his, to run in the nation’s convulsed elections. Photographer: Karen Toro/Bloomberg

Billy Navarrete, director of th...ographer: Karen Toro/Bloomberg

Billy Navarrete, director of the Permanent Committee for Human Rights, speaks during an interview in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. Photographer: Karen Toro/Bloomberg

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Bloomberg News - Candidature under siege

Copyright Karen Toro 2024

Updated Nov 2023

Location Guayaquil, Ecuador

Summary

Christian Zurita, an investigative journalist, replaced his murdered friend, Fernando Villavicencio, as presidential candidate.
Christian has not been able to mourn his friend and has not been able to sleep well since August 9. Amidst the fear of his friends and family he accepted the candidacy, a candidacy under siege.

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