Sunday's ballot has the names of eight candidates, including Fernando Villavicencio, the anti-corruption crusader who was killed Aug. 9 while leaving a campaign rally.
of one of the candidates — a crime that laid bare people's fears over unprecedented violence in their once-calm nation.
In Guayaquil, the port city that has been the epicenter of violence, fair vendor Dalia Chang said residents' fears for their safety kept people at home during a long holiday weekend through Sunday. Chang, 59, said she expected more sales, but her booth in a popular entertainment district was practically empty.
Data from the Ministry of Finance show state coffers received $991 million from oil between January and July. That's less than half than the $2.3 billion the state received during the same period last year. Meanwhile, tax collections this year fell by $137 million. Correa's protégé, Luisa González is the front-runner and plans to make Correa her adviser if she wins.
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