Elections in Mexico: two deaths reported due to armed incidents in electoral precincts

A woman died in a shooting that broke out after the assault on a voting booth in the municipality of Tlapanalá, where unknown persons stole electoral material, according to the source.

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.

Hours before the start of election day, a candidate for a municipal oversight body was murdered in the state of Michoacán (west), the local prosecutor’s office reported.

This is Israel Delgado, 35 years old and aspiring trustee (comptroller) of the town of Cuitzeo, who was attacked by gunfire on Saturday night near his home.

Since last September, when the electoral process began, some 26 candidates have been murdered. The NGO Data Cívica reports thirty crimes.

Almost 100 million voters are called to vote in this Sunday’s elections in Mexico. With some 20,000 positions in dispute, they are the largest elections in the country’s history.