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June 4, 2021

89 Politicians Killed in Run-up to Mexican Midterm Elections
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Midterm elections are taking place in Mexico this weekend, with the
ruling party of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and his
allies favored to retain their majority. At least 89 politicians have
been killed in the run-up to the election; 35 of those were candidates
running for Sunday's vote. Around 21,000 local and national seats are up
for grabs. Mexican electoral law requires half of a party's candidates
to be women. In addition, around 2% of surveyed candidates in this
election identify as members of the LGBTQ community.


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