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Bloody election campaign
30 dead politicians in Mexico: Another mayoral candidate murdered

A soldier stands guard near a police station that was attacked in Mexico. Dozens of politicians were killed in the run-up to the June 2 elections.

© Mario Armas / DPA

More than 20,000 positions will be reassigned in Mexico on June 2nd. The largest elections in the country’s history are also among the bloodiest.

In the election campaign marked by violence In Mexico, a mayoral candidate and five other people were killed. Just two weeks before national elections in the Latin American country, local candidate for office in the municipality of La Concordia, Lucero López, was murdered in the southern state of Chiapas, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced on Friday. According to the consulting firm Integralia, around 30 politicians, mostly running for office at the local level, have been killed since applications for office began in September of the previous year.

Criminal groups fighting for influence in certain regions, as well as political opponents who want to eliminate competitors, are often suspected to be behind the attacks on politicians.

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According to the Attorney General’s Office, 28-year-old López from the local People’s Party of Chiapas was attacked during a campaign event. Media reported, however, that she and her team were shot at at a gas station after the campaign appearance. In addition to the six dead, two people were also injured, according to the Attorney General’s Office. The exact background to the incident remained unclear. Bloody battles between rival drug cartels are raging in the region. Just a few days ago, eleven villagers were killed in another community.

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More than 20,000 positions will be filled in the presidential, parliamentary and regional elections on June 2nd. It is already certain that a woman will become president for the first time. The two major party alliances have each chosen top candidates. The ex-mayor of the capital Mexico City, Claudia Sheinbaum, is leading in polls. Mexico has almost 130 million inhabitants and is the most populous Spanish-speaking country.