Also on June 1, Mexico is holding nationwide balloting for the election of hundreds of judges — part of a controversial ...

Gunmen have killed a mayoral candidate from Mexico’s governing party in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz and four others who ...

TEXISTEPEC, Mexico (AP) — Gunmen killed a mayoral ... Local candidates are historically the most vulnerable to election violence as organized criminal groups seek to gain control of local ...

TEXISTEPEC, Mexico (AP) — Gunmen killed a mayoral ... Local candidates are historically the most vulnerable to election violence as organized criminal groups seek to gain control of local ...

Mexico, Monday, May 12, 2025. Credit: AP/Victoria Razo At a wake Monday in Texistepec, family and friends mourned Lara Gutiérrez and spoke about the fear the violence stirred around the election.

They are all campaigning for positions in Mexico’s first judicial election on June 1. More than 2,600 contenders are vying for 881 positions from Mexico’s Supreme Court down to district courts ...

A candidate for mayor and three of her supporters were murdered on Sunday during a campaign event in Texistepec, Veracruz, ...