Mexico: local leader of the opposition party shot dead in the state of Veracruz

A local leader of the opposition Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) was shot dead this Saturday in the state of Veracruz, which is facing an electoral process to define its governor and 50 deputies (parliamentarians).

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The victim was identified as Alejandro Naredo, president of the Municipal Committee of the PRD in the municipality of Cuitláhuac, and that he was attacked by gunfire on a public street, as confirmed to EFE by the authorities of the State Attorney General’s Office (FGE).

The leader of the party and the taxi drivers’ union was attacked in Colonia Oaxaca, the seat of the municipality, an area located in the central mountainous region of Veracruz.

The act of violence generated panic among the population and intense police mobilization to try to arrest the attackerswithout having been successful.

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O FGE He reported that he had begun an investigation process into the events that he described as “regrettable” and explained that prosecutors, experts and members of the Ministerial Police carry out field and scientific procedures to discover the whereabouts of those responsible.

“The Attorney General’s Office indicates that there will be no impunity in this case,” said the agency in a message posted on its social media.

Meanwhile, the National Executive Directorate of the PRD condemned what it described as “cowardly murder”from the president of the PRD in Cuitláhuac.

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“We express our condolences to his family, friends and the PRD of Veracruz,” he said in a message on his official social networks. Vera Cruzwith more than six million voters, it is immersed in an electoral process to elect the governor and 50 local deputies (30 elected by vote and 20 called multi-annual)”, stated the party on its social networks.

Candidates for governor are in the pre-campaign phase, that is, on tours aimed at activists and supporters of the political parties that nominate them.

There are two candidates for government: the pre-candidate of the opposition coalition, composed of PRI, PAN and PRD parties, José Franciso Yunes Zorrilla; and the pre-candidate of the ruling Morena party and its allies PVEM and PT, Rocío Nahle.

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According to the civil organization Data Cívica, Vera Cruz It ranked fourth nationally in 2023, with the highest number of attacks on people linked to politics and government.

Votar Entre Balas, monitored by Data Cívica, documented that 2023 ended in Mexico as the year of greatest political-criminal violence with 574 attacks, of which 42 occurred in Vera Cruz.

The states with the most recorded attacks, including murders, attacks, armed attacks, kidnappings, disappearances and threats, were Guerrero (91), Guanajuato (64), Zacatecas (43), Veracruz (42) and Michoacán and Chiapas, with 38 each. .

Source: Elcomercio

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