Their party, Morena, argues that the election of judges will make the judiciary more democratic, purge corruption and ...

Lara's slaying again underscores the problem of electoral violence in Mexico, where last year's national elections resulted ...

Mexico, Monday, May 12, 2025. Credit: AP/Victoria Razo At a wake Monday in Texistepec, family and friends mourned Lara ...

If Claudia Sheinbaum can't tackle the crises of crime and disappearances more directly, she is unlikely to hold on to her 80% ...

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

Dozens of judicial election candidates in Mexico could be linked to organized crime or the religious sect La Luz del Mundo, ...

Through a controversial constitutional reform, Mexico has adopted an unprecedented system in which all judges across the ...

The wave of murders, kidnappings and gang-related violence began during the administration of former president Felipe Calderon (2006-2012) Violence hit a record peak in Mexico last year with over ...

On the first day of campaigning for municipal elections in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz, armed men have killed a mayoral candidate from Mexico’s governing party and wounded others.

Experts likened the upcoming elections to building a car while driving it and said they are part of a democratic backsliding ...

The attack on candidate Yesenia Lara Gutiérrez of the Morena party occurred Sunday when she was leading a caravan of ...

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