Civil organization Civil data On Monday, he warned of increasing political violence in Mexico by 25% during the first month of campaigns Judicial elections June 1.
In March 2025, NGOs documented 50 cases of violence carried out by organized criminal groups against people associated with the political sphere, which is 2 % more compared to 40 February records, according to the latest renewal report “Vote between the bullets.”
“The most affected states were Guanahuato (8), Sinaloa (8), Herrero (6), Morelos (5) and Veracruz (5),” the organization said.
IN Morelos, NGO documented threats aimed at assessing persons attributed to the organization of the criminal and drug trafficking, known as Family of Michoacans.
“It was the placement of an addict, which threatened the three magistrates of the Supreme Court (TSJ), who was accused of released two alleged killers involved in the attack that occurred in the city of Anenekulko at the beginning of the month,” the organization said.
So far in Veracruz, Civil data registered two attacks sent against candidates for mayors who left the election competition of various violent facts and threats.
“In Veracruz, political violence forced two candidates to abandon the next electoral process in the organization where 221 local positions would vote,” NGO warned.
Along with the judicial elections in June this year, the state Veracruz and Durango They will also celebrate local elections.
Finally, the organization confirmed that, according to its calculation, 2 thousand 410 were registered from 2018 to 2025 Attacks, murders, attacks and a threat against people associated with the political, government sphere or against state objects or parties.
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Civic Data said that 2024 was a year with a large number Political critical events of violenceWith 661 cases, compared with 2023, which closed from 570.
In just a month, June 1, 2025, in Mexico there will be The first elections to the judiciary, When registered with 99.7 million voters to choose for the first time 881 charges in the amount of 3422 candidate, including The Supreme Court, the new court of judicial discipline and the election court.
The campaign began on March 30 and end on May 28, With warnings about the opposition, international organizations, such as the UN, current judges and civil associations of possible intervention of executive and organized crime in the elections.
With information EFE.