CNN —The mayor of a crime-ridden city in Mexico has been killed less than a week after taking office, the latest in a string of violent attacks targeting politicians in the country. However, the violence facing Mexican politicians stretches far beyond Guerrero, as was demonstrated by the historic June 2 election that took Sheinbaum to power. With 20,000 electoral positions up for grabs, the scale of bloodshed committed by those attempting to influence the vote was unprecedented. Just hours after Sheinbaum’s election, the woman mayor of a town in western Mexico was shot dead. It says that criminal gangs often finance campaigns during election season, intimidating candidates and violently intervening to compel politicians to cooperate with them.

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Persons: Alejandro Arcos, Francisco Tapia, Mexico’s, Claudia Sheinbaum, ” Sheinbaum, Chilpancingo, Oscar Ramirez, Evelyn Salgado, ” Salgado Organizations: CNN, Reuters, Integralia Locations: Mexico, Chilpancingo, Guerrero, Acapulco