The candidate of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) for the municipal presidency of León, Guanajuato, Zukeyli Lópezreported through social networks, the cancellation of its event in the city.
As reported in a message, Zukeyli López was seen forced to cancel a political event after a shooting broke out in the Latin American neighborhooda place where he would have a political rally with his supporters.
The candidate in the 2023-2024 electoral process reported that while she was on a tour in the company of Tadeo Sánchez, candidate for local deputy, they heard several gunshots, so they decided to suspend their activities.
Fortunately, both Zuleyki López and Tadeo Sánchez confirmed that their respective teams are out of danger. However, this incident adds to the violence of the 2024 electoral process.
Electoral panorama in Guanajuato
It is worth remembering that the The state of Guanajuato is the first place in requests for protection of electoral candidatesaccording to information provided by Local Public Organizations and federal authorities.
Despite leading in protection requests, Guanajuato is not among the list of entities with the highest risk of electoral violencesuch as Guerrero, Veracruz, Michoacán, Jalisco, Colima and Morelos, according to a report prepared by the consultancy Integralia.
Violence has been a constant in politics in Mexico, however, in the 2023-2024 electoral process, 15 deaths related to the elections have already been recorded: one candidate, 5 people registered as pre-candidates and 9 applicants murdered as of 16 April.
In Mexico, 20,707 positions will be elected, 629 are federal; Presidency of the Republic, senators and deputies. And 20 thousand 79 of local order; 9 governorships, 1,098 local councils, 1,802 municipal presidencies, 431 auxiliary positions, 1,975 union offices and 14,764 council offices.
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