22 political candidates killed in Mexico's deadliest elections so far

Spate of killings continues ahead of presidential election
Jorge Antonio Rocha |
03.04.2024 - Update : 03.04.2024

Mayoral candidate Gisela Gaytan was shot to death this week as she began her campaign in the Mexican city of Celaya in central Guanajuato state. Her murder is the latest in a killing spree during the 2023-2024 election period that has left 22 candidates dead.

Electoral violence in Mexico has increased in this general election year, with members of organized crime attacking and threatening all political parties.

Gaytan was a mayoral candidate for Mexico's ruling party, Morena, for Celaya, one of the country’s most violent municipalities. She was just beginning her campaign when she was murdered.

According to Ricardo Sheffield, Morena's Senate candidate for Guanajuato, protection was requested for Gaytan and other candidates for local offices in the state to no avail.

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