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At least 64 Mexican politicians killed ahead of elections

iStock The build-up to the June polls in Mexico has been marred by the murders of at least 64 politicians. Security Minister Rosa Icela Rodriguez said 73 cases of political violence had been registered between September and February. Rodriguez said government was working to curb increase in crimes targeting politicians. At least 64 Mexican politicians have been murdered in the past six months, the government said Thursday, three months ahead of elections, which typically unleash a wave of politically motivated violence. Politicians in the Latin American nation, particularly at the local level, often fall victim to bloodshed connected to corruption and the multi-billion-dollar drugs trade.

Dozens of Mexican politicians killed ahead of elections

At least 64 Mexican politicians have been murdered in the past six months, the government said Thursday, three months ahead of elections, which typically unleash a wave of politically motivated violence. Politicians in the Latin American nation, particularly at the local level, often fall victim to bloodshed connected to corruption and the multi-billion-dollar drugs trade. The government said it would boost security for candidates ahead of the June 6 national, regional and local polls. Organised and white-collar crime have a varied repertoire of actions to influence these elections, through strategies of complicity or violent pressure, said Security Minister Rosa Icela Rodriguez. She said that 73 cases of political violence had been registered between September and February, including 64 murders.

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