Lara's slaying again underscores the problem of electoral violence in Mexico, where last year's national elections resulted ...

Gunmen have killed a mayoral candidate from Mexico’s governing party in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz and four others who ...

A mayoral candidate in Mexico has been fatally shot by suspected cartel gunmen live on air — becoming the second politician to be killed in the state ahead of elections on June 1.

If Claudia Sheinbaum can't tackle the crises of crime and disappearances more directly, she is unlikely to hold on to her 80% ...

The attack on politician Yesenia Lara Gutiérrez, of the Morena party, occurred Sunday when she was leading a caravan of ...

Yesenia Lara, the candidate of President Claudia Sheinbaum's Morena party for mayor of Texistepec, was identified by local media as the slain politician.

A candidate for mayor and three of her supporters were murdered on Sunday during a campaign event in Texistepec, Veracruz, ...

Against a backdrop of increasing violence, a historic number of voters are expected to cast their ballots in Mexico's Sunday elections. Claudia Sheinbaum leads Xochitl Galvez as the favored ...

Through a controversial constitutional reform, Mexico has adopted an unprecedented system in which all judges across the ...

Dozens of judicial election candidates in Mexico could be linked to organized crime or the religious sect La Luz del Mundo, ...

The wave of murders, kidnappings and gang-related violence began during the administration of former president Felipe Calderon (2006-2012) Violence hit a record peak in Mexico last year with over ...

The attack on candidate Yesenia Lara Gutiérrez of the Morena party occurred Sunday when she was leading a caravan of ...