Mexico begins biggest election in history – also one of the bloodiest

Never before have so many offices been at stake on an election day in Mexico: Citizens of the Latin American country will be casting their ballots on Sunday for over 20,000 positions. All 500 seats of Mexico’s lower house of parliament are up for grabs, as are 15 of the country’s 31 governorships. The remaining positions are mostly at the municipal level, including nearly 2,000 mayoral offices. Since the campaign began, at least 89 politicians, including 35 candidates, and dozens of their relatives and associates have been killed, according to figures from the consulting firm Etellekt. The Int…

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