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1. • Yolanda Sánchez Figueroa

     • Yolanda Sánchez Figueroa, mayor of Cotija in Michoacán state, was walking from a gym back to her house with her bodyguard when they were shot by people in a white van, the state attorney general said in a statement. Both Sánchez Figueroa and her bodyguard later died in hospital, it said, adding that an investigation has been launched.
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     Woman mayor killed in Mexico just hours after election of ...

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   Jun 5, 2024 · The woman mayor of a town in western Mexico was shot dead less than a day after the country elected its first female president, in a race marred by deadly attacks on candidates.

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   • Widespread violence against politicians has overshadowed Mexico's general election, which saw two women run for the presidency. Yolanda Sánchez was ambushed by gunmen in the centre of Cotija, Michoacán, on Monday. Local media say she was shot 19 times and died in hospital shortly after the attack. Her bodyguard was also killed in the gun battle.

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   • As well as choosing a new president, Mexicans voted for members of Congress, several state governors and myriad local officials -- a total of more than 20,000 positions. Since Mexico's campaign season began last September, more than two dozen political candidates have been killed, according to Data Civica, a non-governmental organization.

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5. www.cbsnews.com › news › mayor-killed-mexico-yolandaWoman mayor shot dead in Mexico day after Claudia Sheinbaum's ...

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   Jun 4, 2024 · Sanchez, who was elected mayor in 2021 elections, was gunned down on a public road, according to local media, with one outlet reporting she was shot 19 times outside of a gym.

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   Jun 4, 2024 · Gunmen have killed the female mayor of a town in Mexico just hours after the country celebrated the election of Claudia Sheinbaum as the nation's first woman president. Yolanda Sánchez was...

7. www.cnn.com › 2024/05/30 › worldMayoral candidate in Mexico assassinated at campaign stop | CNN

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   May 30, 2024 · A mayoral candidate, Alfredo Cabrera, was shot to death at his final campaign stop in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero. A video taken of the incident shows a person pointing a gun at...

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   Jun 10, 2024 · A local councilwoman was gunned down Friday as she was leaving her home in the southern state of Guerrero, authorities and local media said, marking the second female politician to be killed in...

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   Jun 18, 2024 · The mayor-elect of a small municipality near the crime-plagued Mexican resort city of Acapulco was assassinated early Monday, local prosecutors said — the latest in a series of attacks targeting...

10. apnews.com › article › mexico-election-candidatesTwo mayoral hopefuls of a Mexican city are shot dead within ...

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    Feb 27, 2024 · MARAVATÍO, Mexico (AP) — Two mayoral hopefuls in the Mexican city of Maravatío have been gunned down within hours of each other, as experts warn the June 2 national elections could be the country’s most violent on record. The widening control of drug cartels in Mexico has been described as a threat.