Five candidates are murdered in Mexico in February and there are 10 in 2024

At least five candidates or aspirants for elected office were murdered in Mexico during February, bringing the total to 10 in the first two months of the year, civil organization Data Cívica reported this Friday.

The number of homicides related to political violence rises to 36 when public servants and politicians’ families are also considered, the report detailed. ‘Vote between bullets’ in February.

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Among the candidates murdered in February were one from the opposition National Action Party (PAN), three from the ruling National Regeneration Movement (Morena) and another from the Environmental Green Party of Mexico (PVEM), an ally of the Government.

The deceased candidates Jaime Veraapplicant for PVEM to the mayor of Mascota in Jalisco; Yair Martin Romerocandidate for federal deputy for Brunette of the State of Mexico, and Manuel Hernandezwho intended to be a local deputy in Veracruz for Morena.

The list is complete Miguel Ángel Zavalain BrunetteIt is Armando Perez Lunaof BREADwho aspired to be municipal presidents of Maravatío in Michoacán.

What is more, Civic Data recorded an armed attack, a threat and an attack against other candidates, both from the ruling party and the opposition.

“In February we registered the same level of violence against candidates for elected office as in January: 5 murders and 3 other attacks that were not lethal (attack, armed attack and threat). Although there have been many more homicides of security personnel.”noted the report.

In total, of Civic Data recorded 58 incidents associated with political-criminal violence in February, including threats, murders, armed attacks, assaults and kidnappings.

The 10 murders that occurred in the first two months of 2024 are added to the 11 candidate homicidespre-candidates and former candidates documented by Civic Data since the second half of 2023, when the current electoral process began, culminating in the June 2nd elections.

From January 2018 to December 2023, the organization documented 105 candidate murderspre-candidates and former candidates.

By also taking into account attacks and threats, The association reported 574 acts of criminal-electoral violence in 2023, which represents the highest number since this record began.

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 Republicthe 500 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and the 128 in the Senate, in addition to nine State governments.

Source: Elcomercio

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