Elections in Mexico: a man died of a heart attack while waiting for his turn to vote

“A person had a heart attack outside the adjacent polling station 1 of section 1158 that belongs to district 08, we have this information already confirmed, they report to me that it was outside,” he declared during the permanent session of the board.

According to preliminary reports, The man suffered from diabetes and was in the sun for a while waiting for his turn to vote, so he fainted.

Citizens have reported long lines at some voting centers, inadequate spaces for people to go to vote and protect themselves from the sun, and delays in the process of casting the vote.

In this Sunday’s elections, the largest in the country’s history, more than 20,000 positions will be renewed in Mexico, including the Presidency, the 500 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and the 128 in the Senate, as well as 9 state governments, such as in Jalisco and Mexico City.
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Claudia Sheinbaum, a physicist and candidate for the left-wing ruling party, and

The shooting began when the police went to the scene after being alerted and began pursuing the criminals who had fled in a vehicle, the report added.

Eight alleged assailants were arrested by the authorities, who found the woman’s body in the area.

Another person lost his life near an electoral post in the town of Coyomeapan, in an event also linked to the theft of electoral documents, added the state government source.

The victim is apparently a member of the Green Party. The authorities are investigating reports that the incident occurred due to a confrontation between rival political movements.

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