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The following is a list of assassinations of political candidates, which took place in Mexico during the 2024 Mexican general and local elections. Up to sixty politicians were assassinated during the pre-campaign and campaign periods in Mexico. According to the president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the total number was six. [1]
Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlwis doˈnal.do koˈlo.sjo muˈrje.ta]; 10 February 1950 – 23 March 1994) was a Mexican politician, economist, and Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) presidential candidate, who was assassinated at a campaign rally in Tijuana during the Mexican presidential campaign of 1994.
A total of 37 candidates had been assassinated ahead of Sunday’s vote in Mexico, a security consultancy says. Mexico elects 1st female president following deadliest election campaign in country ...
Carlos Salinas de Gortari (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾlos saˈlinas ðe ɣoɾˈtaɾi]; born 3 April 1948) is a Mexican economist and former politician who served as the 60th president of Mexico from 1988 to 1994.
The killing takes the number of assassinated candidates in the 2024 elec. ... Ruling party hopeful Claudia Sheinbaum is widely expected to win Sunday's vote and become Mexico's first female president.
The son of slain presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio asked that his killer be pardoned, but President Andrés Manuel López Obrador refused. Murder of presidential candidate in Tijuana 30 ...
Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo [a] (born 24 June 1962) is a Mexican politician, scientist, and academic who is serving as the 66th president of Mexico since 1 October 2024, the first woman to hold the office.
Mexico's president said Tuesday he was saddened by the killing of a mayoral candidate just hours after she requested protection and started campaigning. ... At least 15 candidates have been killed ...