Senate President Considers Government Protection for Judicial Candidates
The news comes just days after President Claudia Sheinbaum announced the list of eligible candidates for the judicial elections will be published on Dec. 15
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Morena Mayoral Candidate Murdered in Guanajuato
Gaytán Gutiérrez’s murder adds to the rising death toll of candidates, politicians and those involved in the political process during Mexico’s current electoral period
Read moreAMLO Declares Mexico at ‘Peace,’ Despite Uptick in Violence
By KELIN DILLON During his daily morning press conference on the morning of Wednesday, June 2, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) insisted “there is peace and tranquility in the country,” despite Mexico seeing one of the bloodiest periods of electoral violence in the country’s history. “Where there is instability, there is confrontation, there is political violence, but not
Read moreDays Before Elections, Violence Increases in Mexico
By KELIN DILLON With Mexico’s midterm elections fast approaching on Sunday, June 6, instances of violence against politicians has increased in turn, with the shooting of four candidates, the kidnapping of one election hopeful and the torture and execution of a political operator all happening with just days left to go before the vote. Just last week, Etellekt Consultancy revealed
Read moreNothing Can Stop Electoral Violence, Says Riva Palacio
By KELIN DILLON As Mexico’s June 6 midterms fast approach, an increase in violence and assassinations of candidates and politicians has seen little-to-no response from President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) with any effectiveness in stopping the bloodshed. Back in March, López Obrador promised to create a plan to provide protection to aspiring politicians. Fast forward a month and a
Read moreLeBarón Family Lawyer and Mayoral Candidate Shot Dead
By KELIN DILLON Abel Murrieta, the Citizen’s Movement candidate for mayor of the Cajeme municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora, was assassinated in an armed attack in Ciudad Obregón on Thursday, May 13. The mayoral candidate was reportedly shot 10 times, including two bullets to the head, while distributing flyers for his campaign, and later died from his wounds
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