Mexican candidate assassinations hit grim record ahead of Sunday's election
WEBJun 1, 2024 · Mexico's election is now the bloodiest in its modern history after a candidate running for local office in central Puebla state was murdered on Friday at a political rally, taking the number...
Mayoral candidate in Mexico assassinated at campaign stop - CNN
WEBMay 30, 2024 · A mayoral candidate, Alfredo Cabrera, was shot to death at his final campaign stop in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero. A video taken of the incident shows a person pointing a gun at the...
Mexico election comes to bloody end as local candidate killed - BBC
WEBMay 30, 2024 · A mayoral candidate in the Mexican state of Guerrero has been shot dead in the latest attack on an aspiring politician, ahead of this weekend's elections. Alfredo Cabrera, who was running for...
Woman mayor killed in Mexico just hours after election of first …
WEBJun 5, 2024 · The woman mayor of a town in western Mexico was shot dead Monday, authorities said, just hours after the country elected its first female president in a race marred by deadly attacks on...
Mexico mayoral candidate Gisela Gaytán was murdered on first …
WEBApr 3, 2024 · A report by political risk consultancy Integralia found 24 aspiring electoral candidates were killed between Sept. 1 and April 1, while the government on Tuesday said 14 people who had publicly...
In Mexico’s supersized election, a wave of assassinations has put ...
WEBApr 11, 2024 · CNN — Jesús Corona Damián, a candidate for mayor in Cuautla, Mexico, was in a car near his home one evening last month when two men on a motorcycle sped past and opened fire. The day before,...
Dozens of Mexican candidates slain as cartels seek more control
WEBMay 29, 2024 · More than 30 candidates have been killed before the Mexican election on Sunday, as criminal gangs and drug cartels seek more power and control.
Mayoral hopeful's murder in Mexico captured on camera - CBS News
WEBMay 30, 2024 · One mayoral hopeful was shot dead last month just as she began campaigning. Around 27,000 soldiers and National Guard members will be deployed to reinforce security on election day. New leader...
Mayoral candidate, young girl among 6 people shot dead at …
WEBMay 17, 2024 · A mayoral candidate and five other people were killed when people opened fire at a campaign rally in southern Mexico state of Chiapas, officials said, marking yet another shooting in an area...
Political violence persists in Mexico just days before its historic ...
WEBMay 30, 2024 · The killing of mayoral candidate José Alfredo Cabrera Barrientos on Wednesday is the latest in a string of hundreds of violent attacks against political figures during this year's election.
Skip to content