Luisa González, a presidential candidate in Ecuador, said she received a life threat. She talked about it on local radio. González leads the Movement for Citizen’s Revolution. A man named Mancilla is under investigation for planning to attack her. He reportedly had plans to use explosives. González won the first election round on August 20. […]
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