{"id":882,"date":"2025-06-18T01:59:41","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T01:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/second-mexican-mayor-killed-in-two-days-amid-rising-political-violence\/"},"modified":"2025-06-18T01:59:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T01:59:41","slug":"second-mexican-mayor-killed-in-two-days-amid-rising-political-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/second-mexican-mayor-killed-in-two-days-amid-rising-political-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"Second Mexican mayor killed in two days amid rising political violence"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A forensic technician works at a scene where Celaya’s mayor candidate for the ruling party Morena, Bertha Gisela Gaytan, was killed by unknown assailants during a campaign rally, in San Miguel Octopan, Guanajuato state, Mexico, April 1, 2024. — Reuters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

A female mayor in western Mexico was gunned down on Tuesday, becoming the second woman mayor to be assassinated in the country within just 48 hours, AFP<\/em> reported. <\/p>\n

Martha Laura Mendoza, the mayor of Tepalcatepec in Michoacan state and a member of President Claudia Sheinbaum’s Morena party, was shot dead along with her husband, according to a statement from the Michoacan public prosecutor’s office.<\/p>\n

The office provided no further details about the incident but confirmed it was treating the case as a femicide. According to former Tepalcatepec mayor and current Michoacan opposition leader Guillermo Valencia, the couple was attacked as they left their home.<\/p>\n

This latest killing comes just two days after the mayor of San Mateo Piñas in Oaxaca, Lilia García, was fatally shot in her office, alongside a staff member.<\/p>\n

Michoacan, known for its avocado exports and Pacific port of Lazaro Cardenas, has been a hotspot for gang violence for nearly 20 years. Criminal groups continue to target local politicians, particularly in regions where drug trafficking cartels hold sway.<\/p>\n

Violence has also surged in Mexico City, where last month two aides of Mayor Clara Brugada were shot dead during rush hour.<\/p>\n

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Since the Mexican government launched a militarised campaign against drug cartels in 2006, an estimated 480,000 people have been killed, with over 120,000 more reported missing.<\/p>\n

Local authorities across Mexico remain vulnerable as organised crime seeks to influence governance through fear and coercion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A forensic technician works at a scene where Celaya’s mayor candidate for the ruling party Morena, Bertha Gisela Gaytan, was killed by unknown assailants during a campaign rally, in San Miguel Octopan, Guanajuato state, Mexico, April 1, 2024. — Reuters A female mayor in western Mexico was gunned down on Tuesday, becoming the second woman…<\/p>\n

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