Amid accusations of a tainted process by a fellow contender, Claudia Sheinbaum was declared winner of a national poll held by the incumbent Morena party.
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Mexico fines candidate for support from influencer wife
by The Associated Press
Last Updated Jul 22, 2021 at 5:41 pm EDT
MEXICO CITY (AP) Mexico’s electoral agency fined a state gubernatorial candidate $2.75 million, ruling that he got prohibited support from his influencer wife’s social media posts.
Winning gubernatorial candidate Samuel García and his wife, Mariana Rodríguez, slammed that decision Thursday, claiming that regulators were treating Rodríguez like an object with a price.
The dispute has raised questions of electoral fairness, freedom of speech and women’s rights. García won the June 6 elections to become the next governor of the northern border state of Nuevo Leon.
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