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Weekly Report - 15 May 2025 (WR-25-19)
MEXICO: Political violence shakes Veracruz
On 1 June citizens in the Mexican states of Veracruz and Durango will vote in municipal elections, electing over 250 new municipal mayors as well as over 1,000 other local positions. As is often the case with elections in Mexico, the campaigns have been overshadowed by violence affecting candidates. The latest incident took place on 11 May when Yesenia Lara Gutiérrez, the candidate for mayor of Texistepec municipality, Veracruz, was gunned down at a campaign rally. The killing is a reminder of the violence that continues to plague Mexico’s electoral processes, with those at the municipal level proving the most vulnerable.
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