Drug Violence
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Claudia Sheinbaum secures landslide win in Mexico's historic election, becomes first woman President
World | Jun 03, 2024, 12:52 PM ISTSheinbaum, a climate scientist and the protegee of outgoing President Lopez Obrador, was widely expected to win the violence-marred presidential elections on Sunday. She would become the first female President and will face challenges in tackling issues like drug violence and economic stagnation.
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Mexico to elect first woman leader in historic election: Here's everything you need to know
World | Jun 02, 2024, 08:21 AM ISTAs many as 37 political candidates have been assassinated ahead of the Mexico's historic presidential election on Sunday, where voters are likely to pick the country's first woman leader. The winner will face challenges on multiple fronts, from violence and economy and foreign relations.
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Mexico to elect first woman president: Meet the two female candidates in violence-marred election
World | May 30, 2024, 12:42 PM ISTMexico will vote on Sunday in an election married by violence in the final day of its campaigning, resulting in the deaths of mayoral candidates. Morena Party's Claudia Sheinbaum will face opposition candidate Xóchitl Gálvez as the country decides its future amid rising drug violence.
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Ecuador: Political leader shot dead less than a week after assassination of presidential candidate
World | Aug 15, 2023, 05:31 PM ISTThe 59-year-old Fernando Villavicencio, a prominent presidential candidate outspoken against corruption and cartel-fuelled violence, was assassinated last week, an incident that shook the South American nation.
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22 Killed In Drug Violence In Southern Mexico State
World | Mar 20, 2012, 09:50 AM ISTAcapulco, Mar 20: Gunmen ambushed and killed 12 police officers who had been sent to investigate the beheadings of 10 people in southern Guerrero state, Mexican authorities said.Guerrero state police spokesman Arturo Martinez said on