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.

What began as a festive campaign march quickly turned into a scene of terror in the Mexican state of Veracruz on Sunday night ...

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she remains in contact with state officials and that investigations into the killing ...

A mayoral candidate in Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum's ruling party was killed this past weekend with four others ...

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

Scores of political candidates have been killed in Mexico in recent years. The latest victim was a mayoral candidate in the ...

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

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

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

The attack on candidate Yesenia Lara Gutiérrez, of the Morena party, occurred Sunday when she was leading a caravan of supporters through Texistepec. Three more people were wounded. Veracruz Gov.

The politician in question was Yesenia Lara, who was the candidate of President Claudia Sheinbaum's ruling Morena party. She was running to be the next mayor of Texistepec, in the eastern state of ...