Fernando Villavicencio, a member of the national assembly, was shot in the head and killed after an event in Quito, Ecuador on Wednesday.
The attack occurred as he was getting into a car, member of his campaign team told local media, as cited by BBC News.
Current president, Guillermo Lasso, confirmed his death on social media.
Villavicencio, a 59-year-old journalist, was one of eight candidates in the August 20 presidential election.
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Updated: 10 Aug 2023, 06:28 AM IST