Overview
- 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.