Gloria Valencia, the mother of Ecuadorean slain presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, speaks while wearing a bulletproof vest as she stands next to Ecuadorean vice presidential candidate Andrea Gonzalez, running mate of presidential candidate Christian Zurita, during the closing campaign rally of Zurita, who is replacing Villavicencio, in Quito, Ecuador, August 17, 2023. REUTERS/Henry Romero