On July 1 of this year, Mexican citizens will elect a new president to serve for 6 years as well as 500 members of the Chamber of Deputies and 128 members for the Senate. However, the politically motivated killing rampage that occurred throughout the year 2017 has resulted in the deaths of many officials as well as the fear for others to run for office. President Enrique Pena Nieto, a member of the institutional revolutionary party (PRI) has held office while 63 officials have been murdered.<\/p>\n
The last week of December, several men involved in politics were found dead, including two mayoral candidate for the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) and one from PRI. According to the article, many politicians are threatened the most in areas where organized-crime groups are prominent. Often times, these officials form ties to these groups and become corrupt. When they refuse to collaborate, however, they become targets of these organized-crime groups. The PRD officials were killed due to their promotion of denouncing violence and calling for the government to address certain issues in the country. The PRD secretary general demands that authorities establish a \u201cviolence prevention strategy\u201d for their candidates due to these attacks.<\/p>\n
It is interesting that members of different parties are becoming targets of attacks, especially as the election nears.\u00a0 At first, I assumed that the PRD party was being targeted due to their positions in different government branches, however, it appears to be a more local attack as these officials were mayor candidates. Regardless, these systematic attacks will have a major effect on Mexico, especially in regards to its corruption. After all, officials who take part in corruption, not only save their lives, but also benefit financially. The Mexican government must find a way to crack down on the violence and gang attacks in order for there to be peace in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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