Nine people were killed in attacks on electoral candidates in Mexico

Nine people have been killed in two separate attacks targeting candidates for upcoming local elections in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas.

According to district prosecutors, the attacks took place in the towns of Villa Corzo and Mabastipec, injuring one candidate.

The Chiapas region is suffering from the effects of organized crime and has seen an uptick in attacks against electoral participants in recent days.

Another attack last week in the town of Concordia, near Villa Corzo, killed six people, including mayoral candidate Lucero Lopez Maza, after a campaign rally.

Local elections will be held in southern Mexico on( June) 2, 2024, and will be accompanied by presidential elections at the national, House of Representatives and Senate.

Mexico’s elections are challenged by organized crime gangs as candidates are pressured and threatened by them, and since last September, at least 28 candidates have been assassinated in Mexico.

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