Ecuadorians vote Sunday for president after a campaign dominated by demands for safety
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Supporters of Jan Topic, presidential candidate for the Country Without Fear Coalition, cheer during a campaign event ahead of snap elections set for Aug. 20, in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)A man rides his motorcycle on a street with political propaganda of presidential candidate Jan Topic hanging from utility posts, in Babahoyo, Ecuador, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. Ecuador's president declared a state of emergency in some areas after a presidential candidate was killed at a rally ahead of snap elections. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)A soldier peers into public transportation at a security check placed by the army in Duran, across a bridge from Guayaquil, Ecuador, Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. Ecuador's president declared a state of emergency in some areas after a presidential candidate was killed at a rally ahead of snap elections, set for Aug. 20, after President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the National Assembly to avoid being impeached. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)Jan Topic, presidential candidate for the Alliance for a Country Without Fear, and his wife Consuelo Guzman arrive at the presidential debate in Quito, Ecuador, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023. Ecuador goes to the polls in a presidential election on Aug. 20. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)Luisa Gonzalez, presidential candidate, right, and running mate Andres Arauz, with Citizen's Revolution Political Movement cheer during a rally ahead of snap elections, set for Aug. 20 in Quito, Ecuador, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)Soldiers search a car's driver at a security check placed by the army in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Wednesday, Aug. 16. Ecuador goes to the polls Sunday to elect a president. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)Xavier Hervas, presidential candidate for Total Renovation, standing next to his wife Anastasia Baeva, speaks prior to the presidential debate in Quito, Ecuador, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023. Ecuador goes to the polls in a presidential election on Aug. 20. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)Bolivar Armijos, presidential candidate for Amigo Movement speaks prior to the presidential debate in Quito, Ecuador, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023. Ecuador goes to the polls in a presidential election on Aug. 20. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)A boy watches from behind the bars of an open electronics store as a soldier stands guard at a security check point placed by the army in Duran, across a bridge from Guayaquil, Ecuador, Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. Ecuador's president declared a state of emergency in some areas after a presidential candidate was killed at a rally ahead of snap elections, set for Aug. 20, after President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the National Assembly to avoid being impeached. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)Jan Topic, presidential candidate for the Country Without Fear Coalition, speaks during a campaign event ahead of snap elections set for Aug. 20, in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)Jan Topic, presidential candidate for the Country Without Fear Coalition, greets supporters as he arrives at a campaign event ahead of snap elections set for Aug. 20, in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)Supporters of presidential hopeful Yaku Perez, of the "Alianza Claro Que Se Puede," or Of Course We Can Alliance, attend his campaign rally in Quito, Ecuador, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. The upcoming snap election set for Aug. 20 was called after President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the National Assembly by decree in May, to avoid being impeached. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)Wearing bulletproof vests, presidential candidate Yaku Perez, right, and his running-mate Nory Pinela, of "Alianza Claro Que Se Puede," or Of Course We Can Alliance, stand before supporters at a campaign rally less than two weeks after a candidate was assassinated, in Quito, Ecuador, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. The upcoming snap election set for Aug. 20 was called after President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the National Assembly by decree in May, to avoid being impeached. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)Supporters of presidential hopeful Yaku Perez, of the "Alianza Claro Que Se Puede," or Of Course We Can Alliance, attend his campaign rally in Quito, Ecuador, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. The upcoming snap election set for Aug. 20 was called after President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the National Assembly by decree in May, to avoid being impeached. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)Wearing a bulletproof vest, presidential hopeful Yaku Perez, of the "Alianza Claro Que Se Puede," or Of Course We Can Alliance, holds a campaign rally less than two weeks after a candidate was assassinated, in Quito, Ecuador, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. The upcoming snap election set for Aug. 20 was called after President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the National Assembly by decree in May, to avoid being impeached. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)Jan Topic, presidential candidate for the Country Without Fear Coalition, holds his daughter as he smiles during a campaign event ahead of snap elections set for Aug. 20, in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)Wearing a bulletproof vest, presidential hopeful Yaku Perez, right, of the "Alianza Claro Que Se Puede," or Of Course We Can Alliance, greets supporters during a campaign rally less than two weeks after a candidate was assassinated, in Quito, Ecuador, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. Sundays snap election was called after President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the National Assembly by decree in May, to avoid being impeached. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)Soldiers stand guard outside the El Inca prison, as election materials arrive for detainees who are not convicted but whose cases are in process, for early voting in the presidential election in Quito, Ecuador, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. Ecuadorians will choose a new president on Aug. 20. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)Workers from the National Electoral Council carry election materials into El Inca prison, for detainees who are not convicted but whose cases are in process, for early voting in the presidential election in Quito, Ecuador, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. Ecuadorians will choose a new president Aug. 20. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)Wearing a bulletproof vest, Christian Zurita, second from left, who replaces slain presidential candidate Fernando Villavencencio, gives a press conference in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. Villavicencio was shot and killed as he was leaving a campaign rally at a school in the Ecuadorian capital, less than two weeks before the Aug. 20 presidential snap election. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)Wearing a bullet proof vest, Andrea Gonzalez, the running mate of slain presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, arrives for a press conference in Quito, Ecuador, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023. Villavicencio was shot and killed as he was leaving a campaign rally at a school in the Ecuadorian capital Wednesday, less than two weeks before the Aug. 20 presidential election. (AP Photo/Carlos Noriega)
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Supporters of Jan Topic, presidential candidate for the Country Without Fear Coalition, cheer during a campaign event ahead of snap elections set for Aug. 20, in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)