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Weekly Report - 31 May 2018 (WR-18-21)
MEXICO: Vote-buying alarm raised
Acción Ciudadana Frente a la Pobreza, a local NGO, has denounced instances of vote-buying and coercion ahead of Mexico’s 1 July general election. The NGO, which focuses on combating poverty, complains that despite the efforts to stamp out these practices, political parties continue to resort to such strategies to politically exploit the poor, to the detriment of the country’s democracy. The allegations have the potential to mar this year’s election as they did in the 2012 polls unless the authorities tackle these issues ahead of election day.
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