Mexico: official candidate for mayor of the municipality of Michoacán is shot dead

Miguel Ángel Zavalaemployee candidate National Regeneration Movement (Morena) for city hall Maravatiomunicipality located in the western Mexican state of Michoacanwas murdered this Monday, as official sources confirmed to EFE.

On Monday afternoon, the candidate left the Santo Angelo Clinic in fractionation Rancho La Huertain Maravatiowhere he worked as a gynecologist, to get into his vehicle when he was attacked by gunfire.

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Shortly after the attack, municipal police officers arrived at the location, which they keep protected, without further details being known at this time.

Only on October 19, 2023, subjects kidnapped and shot dead Dagoberto García Reyesa leader of Brunette who also aspired to the municipal presidency of Maravatío, a municipality located 100 kilometers from the capital of São Paulo, Morelia.

Cartels operate in this area Jalisco New Generation (CJNG), The Michoacán Family It is The Knights Templarwho dispute control of various illicit activities in eastern Michoacan.

During the month of January, at least five candidates or aspirants for elected office were murdered in Mexico during the month of January, the civil organization Data Cívica recently reported.

The number of homicides related to political-electoral violence rises to 20 if public servants and politicians’ families are also taken into account, detailed the report ‘Voting between bullets’ from January.

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The January murders add to the 11 murders of murdered candidates, pre-candidates and former candidates documented by Data Cívica since the second half of 2023, when the current electoral process began that culminates with the June 2 elections.

From January 2018 to December 2023, the organization documented 105 murders of candidates, pre-candidates and former candidates.

Mexico celebrates the biggest elections in its history on June 2, when more than 97 million people are called to renew 20,375 federal positions, including the Presidency of the Republic, the 500 seats of the Chamber of Deputies and 128 of Senateas well as nine state governments.

Source: Elcomercio

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