Mexico: 2 more mayoral candidates killed ahead of election
The two mayoral candidates were reported killed on the same day. Their deaths bring the number of local politicians killed in the lead up to Mexico's June elections to 17.
Two mayoral candidates were killed in two different parts of Mexico as the country heads to elections in June, authorities said.
Center-right mayoral candidate Noe Ramos of Ciudad Mante was fatally stabbed in the northeastern state of Tamaulipas, said state attorney general Irving Barrios. Authorities are searching for the suspect.
Local media reported Ramos, who was seeking reelection, was meeting with residents in the street on Friday when the suspect stabbed him with a knife.
Meanwhile, in the southern state of Oaxaca, another mayoral candidate Alberto Antonio Garcia, was also found dead on Friday, according to the state prosecutor.
He and his wife Agar Cancino, who is the mayor of San Jose Independencia, were reported missing on Wednesday. Cancino was found alive.
The electoral board said such crimes "should not occur during elections."
I gave proper context in my own comment. Explaining political violence just considering the current administration is preposterous. This is an issue that has been there since the 1970s and came to full force in the 2000s with the rise of Chapo Guzman.
This guy’s take is the equivalent of an avid Fox News watcher explaining you what is Antifa or the BLM movement.