Two mayoral candidates have been shot dead in the span of less than 24 hours in Mexico – marking the seventh political murders ahead of the June general elections.
Diego Pérez, who was running for office in the southern state of Chiapas, was found dead Thursday.
His body showed signs of torture and was left lying next to his wife and son, who were both wounded.
Pérez was the Institutional Revolutionary Party’s nominee for mayor of San Juan Cancuc.
‘We strongly call on the authorities to clarify these facts and punish those responsible,’ the Institutional Revolutionary Party said in a statement.
‘The government cannot continue denying reality: More than 110 acts of violence related to the electoral process demand that measures be taken to guarantee the safety of all and prevent organized crime from being the one who chooses on June 2, and not good citizens.’
Tomás Morales, who aspired to become the mayor of Chilapa, a municipality in the Pacific coast state of Guerrero, was executed Wednesday night.
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