Also on June 1, Mexico is holding nationwide balloting for the election of hundreds of judges — part of a controversial ...

The bloody election campaign in Mexico. According to the BBC, at least 20 candidates have been killed in recent weeks. Many of the candidates have received death threats.

Gunmen have killed a mayoral candidate from Mexico’s governing party in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz and four others who ...

TEXISTEPEC, Mexico (AP) — Gunmen killed a mayoral ... Local candidates are historically the most vulnerable to election violence as organized criminal groups seek to gain control of local ...

Mexico, Monday, May 12, 2025. Credit: AP/Victoria Razo At a wake Monday in Texistepec, family and friends mourned Lara Gutiérrez and spoke about the fear the violence stirred around the election.

TEXISTEPEC, Mexico (AP) — Gunmen killed a mayoral ... Local candidates are historically the most vulnerable to election violence as organized criminal groups seek to gain control of local ...

They are all campaigning for positions in Mexico’s first judicial election on June 1. More than 2,600 contenders are vying for 881 positions from Mexico’s Supreme Court down to district courts ...

The wave of murders, kidnappings and gang-related violence began during the administration of former president Felipe Calderon (2006-2012) Violence hit a record peak in Mexico last year with over ...

On the first day of campaigning for municipal elections in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz, armed men have killed a mayoral candidate from Mexico’s governing party and wounded others.