Record Violence Mars Mexico's 2024 Election Season

With over 30 candidates assassinated, political violence reaches unprecedented levels, largely driven by cartel influence and security policy failures.

• Mexico's 2024 election is the most violent in history, with 37 candidates assassinated.
• The violence is attributed to powerful drug cartels and the 'hugs not bullets' policy of President Lopez Obrador.
• Cartels have increasingly influenced elections, especially in states along the U.S. border and the Caribbean coast.
• Outgoing President Lopez Obrador's successor, Claudia Sheinbaum, pledges to continue his security policies.
• The deteriorating security situation has strained U.S.-Mexico relations and heightened concerns over electoral integrity.

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