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May 27, 2021

Another Political Candidate Killed in Mexico Amid Surge of Pre-Election Assassinations
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In Mexico, a mayoral candidate in the city of Moroleón was assassinated
Tuesday ahead of June 6 legislative elections, when thousands of local
candidates will be chosen. Witnesses say two armed men arrived at a
campaign event for Alma Barragán and shot her dead, injuring two other
people. On the same day, armed men kidnapped Omar Plancarte, a Green
Party mayoral candidate in the state of Michoacán. At least 34 political
candidates were murdered in Mexico this year. This is Mexican security
analyst Alejandro Hope.

Alejandro Hope: "The attacks against the candidates are only the surface
of the violence that is being exercised. There are threats. There are
various acts of intimidation, many of which are kept quiet by the
candidates. There are not such showy interventions, but they can be very
insidious in the process, which can determine the outcome of the
election in some places."



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