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The following is a list of assassinations of political candidates, which took place in Mexico during the 2024 Mexican general and local elections. Up to sixty politicians were assassinated during the pre-campaign and campaign periods in Mexico. According to the president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the total number was six. [1]
Sheinbaum, a member of the ruling party, was widely expected to win Sunday's vote and become Mexico's first female president — a major step for a country well-known for its “macho” culture ...
Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo [a] (born 24 June 1962) is a Mexican politician, scientist, and academic who is serving as the 66th president of Mexico since 1 October 2024, the first woman to hold the office. [2] [3] [4] She previously served as Head of Government of Mexico City from 2018 to 2023.
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican president-elect Claudia Sheinbaum's motorcade suffered an accident on Friday, her team said in a statement, leaving one person dead and several injured, though the ...
Gisela Raquel Mota Ocampo (13 March 1982 – 2 January 2016) was the assassinated first female mayor of Temixco, in the Mexican state of Morelos. Affiliated with the PRD, she won the mayoral elections in June 2015. She took office on 1 January 2016 but was killed the following day. [1]
The woman mayor of a town in western Mexico was shot dead less than a day after the country elected its first female president, in a race marred by deadly attacks on candidates.
María Santos Gorrostieta Salazar (1976 – c. 15 November 2012) was a Mexican politician who served as mayor of Tiquicheo, in Michoacán, from 2008 to 2011.Despite three assassination attempts during her tenure, she continued to be outspoken against organized crime.
Mexico’s president again lashed out at social media platform YouTube on Monday for taking down part of his daily news briefing where he revealed a reporter’s phone number. President Andrés ...