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On August 9 , Ecuador ’s Fernando Villavicencio , an anti-corruption presidential candidate, was shot dead after a rally in the capital city of Quito .
This is a pivotal moment for Ecuador . The assassination could spur real political reform, or it could lead to further instability and bloodshed.
Lasso ran on a free market platform, promoting job creation through liberalisation of the job market, foreign investment, and tax reduction.
However, Lasso faced a significant hurdle: the National Assembly was still controlled by Alianza PAIS , Correa ’s party.
Lasso did see some post-Covid recovery and economic success, with 3% GDP growth in 2022 and low inflation.
Murders doubled by the year , and prison massacres became more common.
In 2021 , over 380 inmates were killed in prison riots.
Since Moreno’s time, the government has declared war on cartels, but it has not worked as expected.
It led to an exponential increase in the inmate population which jumped from 11,000 in 2009 to 40,000 .
The state quickly lost its authority in prisons, which has led to gangs taking control of prisons.
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