Claudia Sheinbaum appoints former police chief to oversee strategy in a shift from approach of populist predecessor
The mayor of Chilpancingo, Alejandro Arcos, was brutally murdered less than a week after taking office, in the latest wave of violence targeting Mexican politicians. Arcos's death comes amid a surge in cartel-related violence in Guerrero, one of Mexico's most violent states, as authorities vow to bring justice and address the country’s deep-rooted security crisis.
Mexican officials are demanding answers from investigators in the case of a politician whose killing appears tied to the capture of Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada.
Claudia Sheinbaum of the ruling Morena party is projected to have won between 58.3% and 60.7% of the vote, according to officials
Claudia Sheinbaum is the front-runner in Mexico’s presidential race, but she is wrestling with the image that she could be a pawn of the current president.
Acapulco was struggling Sunday to recover from the extraordinarily powerful Hurricane Otis, which claimed 48 lives across southern Mexico and provoked widespread power, water and telephone outages.
Issued on: 30/10/2023 - 01:54
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