Ecuador held a special Election for a new president on Sunday amid concerns of violence and cyberattacks. The country's electoral authority reported no violent incidents at voting centers, but said the electronic voting system for Ecuadorians living abroad was targeted by cyberattacks from China, India, and Bangladesh. The official website of the National Electoral Council was also down on election day. Over 100,000 police and soldiers were deployed to protect the vote. The election came after the assassination of a presidential candidate earlier this month, and the winner will serve the remainder of President Guillermo Lasso's term, which is less than two years.

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