A attack more overshadows the period leading up to the elections in Ecuador.

Less than 24 hours after the assassination of Fernando Villavicencio, Ecuadorian presidential candidate, stephanie bridge, candidate for the National Assembly was shot with bullets while driving in his car with his father.

The attack took place at noon on August 10 in Quevedo, in the central province of Los Rios.

During the Puente attack she traveled with her father and co-author. According to reports, the car was intercepted by two people who committed several windshield shotstowards the woman, after which they disappeared.

one of the bullets touched the left hand of the candidate.

According to the newspaper Universea person close to the candidate said that “fortunately, the shots were from a traumatic pistol”, that is, a “non-lethal” weapon.

The police have already launched an investigation to determine the motive for the attack and, in addition, checked security cameras to get a record of what happened.

The attack on Estefani Puente comes amid unrest that rocked the country following the assassination of Villavicencio, who was one of eight presidential candidates in Sunday’s 20th election.

On this day, Ecuadorians will elect 137 deputiesin response to the decision of the current President Guillermo Lasso to annul the National Assembly, using his constitutional powers, which provide for early elections to complete the current term.