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

MEXICO CITY — Noé Ramos was chatting ... candidates as of an updated report May 28. The violence this year, as in other recent election cycles, has not targeted big-name candidates for the ...

Against a backdrop of increasing violence, a historic number of voters are expected to cast their ballots in Mexico's Sunday elections. Claudia Sheinbaum leads Xochitl Galvez as the favored ...

Another local political candidate has been killed in Mexico as it gets ready to hold a historic presidential election Sunday amid a dramatic rise in political violence. As all political candidates ...

The Latest | Mexico Votes in Historic Elections Marred by Cartel Violence and Deep Division Mexicans voted Sunday in historic elections weighing gender, democracy and populism, as they chart the ...

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

This was the first time in Mexico that the two main opponents were women. This, as heat, violence and polarization continued right through election day. People turned out to vote in the township ...

Upwards of 30,000 people are murdered a year in Mexico, compared to around 18,500 in the U.S. in 2023. The violence is also spreading into the election. As NPR has reported, more than 30 ...

Now the front-runner in Mexico’s presidential election, Sheinbaum says she is uniquely qualified to bring peace to a nation battered by nearly two decades of cartel violence. “We already did ...

A mayoral candidate in Mexico has been fatally shot by suspected cartel gunmen live on air — becoming the second politician ...

The 61-year-old Sheinbaum is a former Mexico City mayor ... in the run-up to the election has been marred by dozens of assassination attempts and other political violence. There are concerns ...