Political candidates in criminally strategic states like Chiapas, Guerrero, and Michoacán saw an outburst of violence this election cycle in Mexico, underscoring how organized crime groups and other ...

the U.S. can make it a diplomatic priority to encourage Mexico to reinvigorate its key electoral institutions. Even if organized crime succeeds in influencing election outcomes — via violence or ...

The Trump rally shooting is a symptom of political instability that follows a global trend, something Mexico has experienced even more fiercely. News Today's news ...

Mexicans will vote Sunday in an election weighing gender ... path forward in voting shadowed by cartel violence. With two women leading the contest, Mexico will likely elect its first female ...

The road to one of the most consequential elections in Mexico’s history has been marred by rampant violence. Criminal groups have taken over large parts of Mexico as they fight for territory to ...

Mexico City — Two candidates ... "This illustrates the extremely serious level of violence and lack of safety that prevails ahead of the most important elections in Mexican history," National ...

Mexico‘s 2024 elections have emerged as the most violent in its history, spurred mainly by violence from powerful drug cartels. The 2024 elections are set to be Mexico’s largest, with almost ...

The elections are widely seen as a referendum on López Obrador, a populist who has expanded social programs but largely failed to reduce cartel violence in Mexico. Both major presidential ...

MEXICO CITY — Mexicans will vote Sunday in historic elections weighing gender, democracy and populism, as they chart the country's path forward in voting shadowed by cartel violence. With two ...

Cartel violence is nothing new to Mexico, but bloodshed in the country has spiked ahead of the election, with April marking the most lethal month this year, government data shows. But candidates ...

While some voters said they felt pushed to vote in an election they felt would determine the fate of the country’s democracy, ...

Historically, the U.S. and Mexico have grappled with political unrest and violence that reflects deep-seated tensions and divisions that can be traced back centuries. The most violent elections ...