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

The attack on candidate Yesenia Lara Gutiérrez of the Morena party occurred Sunday when she was leading a caravan of ...

Scores of political candidates have been killed in Mexico in recent years. The latest victim was a mayoral candidate in the ...

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

Gunmen have killed a mayoral candidate from Mexico’s governing party ... Gutiérrez and spoke about the fear the violence stirred around the election. “We can’t continue with the insecurity ...

In Sinaloa province, Mexican troops have largely contained an ongoing war between two factions of the Sinaloa Cartel. The ...

At worst, the election could be marred by violence and its legitimacy called into question. Mexico’s last federal election was its most violent ever with 34 candidates murdered during the campaign.

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

National and local governments are thought to be responsible for almost half of all attacks on journalists in both countries.