The specter of violence looms over Daniel Noboa after the assassination of a top presidential contender just two weeks before the first-round vote on August 21, in which he came second.
Ecuador voters are participating in a presidential election that has been overshadowed by the assassination of a prominent candidate, highlighting the issue of drug-trafficking violence in the country.
Ecuadorians will go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president and parliament as the South American nation continues to reel from the brutal assassination of a presidential candidate.