Guerrero remains a leader in political violence

by times news cr

2024-05-10 16:26:37

Three weeks before the elections take place, Guerrero remains the most lethal state for candidates and politicians, according to the third Political Violence Report of Integralia in the elections that already They are considered the most violent in the country’s modern history.

The number of attacks in Mexico is 560 victims, in just ten days 59 more cases were reported, of which 195 have been murders.

From those 560 affected, It breaks down that there are 195 homicides172 threats102 attacks, 21 disappearances, 15 kidnappings and 55 other incidents, including physical attacks.

The lands of Guerrero are followed by Michoacan y Chiapas, The latter surpassed Morelos, if compared with the previous report from the consulting firm.

Integral He regretted that there is no common front between the parties to combat violence, which is on the rise without seeing anything that will stop it.

“The figure of 560 victims includes candidates, officials, politicians, family members and even collateral victims,” they noted.

He specified that “from September to May 1, 29 executions against aspirants to popularly elected positions. The majority, 86 percent, were seeking municipal office and 59 belonged to a party related to the ruling party in their respective federal entity.”

The firm maintained that the data is revealing, “especially what is behind the political violence and its possible link with the intervention of organized crime in the elections”, so “it is a bit irrelevant to point out a specific party.”

He Political Violence Report details that 55 percent of the murdered victims belonged to parties related to the ruling party in their respective entities. / Quadratín

2024-05-10 16:26:37

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