Next Sunday, not only the Armed Forces and the National Police will be in charge of both transportation and custody of electoral material, but also they will be able to combat criminal organizations in case of possible threats.

Recently, the Minister of Government Henry Cucalon justified the state of exception as the only tool they have to deploy the military to counteract the wave of violence.

After the assassination of presidential candidate Villavicencio, President Guillermo Lasso decreed a new state of emergency in Ecuador for 60 days.

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