The Mexico national elections, the largest in the country yet, are heating up as a new poll has shown that 2nd-ranked Xochitl Galvez is gaining on presidential frontrunner Claudia Sheinbaum.
Claudia Sheinbaum continued her presidential campaign like normal but this was stopped when masked men approached her and asked for her help to stem the rising violence in Mexico
The Mexico election campaign period is officially underway and while the spotlight is on the presidential election, yet another local candidate has been killed as election violence continues.
Guanajuato mayoral candidate Bertha Gaytán of the Morena Party, which President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador belongs to, was shot to death on a street in a town just outside the city of Celaya.
Mexico election violence continued as yet another mayoral candidate has been killed, this time in the Pacific coast state of Guerrero, which has been plagued by drug violence.
This year's Mexico elections may be the biggest in history. However, it may also be the bloodiest as several candidates for various positions have already been killed since last year.
Mexico tends to become more violent as elections approach, and this was shown when two mayoral candidates from the same city were shot dead within hours of one another.