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Gunmen have killed the female mayor of a town in Mexico just hours after the country celebrated the election of Claudia Sheinbaum as the nation's first woman president.

Yolanda Sánchez was shot in the town of Cotija, which she had governed since September 2021.

She was the first woman to be elected to the post.

Widespread violence against politicians has overshadowed Mexico's general election, which saw two women run for the presidency.

Yolanda Sánchez was ambushed by gunmen in the centre of Cotija, Michoacán, on Monday.

Local media say she was shot 19 times and died in hospital shortly after the attack. Her bodyguard was also killed in the gun battle.

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[-] peyotecosmico@programming.dev -1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I get your point but drug cartels love her political party and they are VERY happy that she won the presidency.

Our current president that is the "spiritual" leader of the party has the mantra of "abrazos, no balazos" (hugs, not shots) towards drug cartels.

Honestly it's a mess, as soon you start a business they come and start demanding money like it's their tax.

But people seems that they love it since they voted for her /shrugs

[-] Shardikprime@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago

Tolerate is the operative word here, not love

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