More Than 100 Politicians Killed in Lead up to Mexico’s Elections
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, presidential candidate for National Regeneration Movement Party (MORENA)/Juntos Haremos Historia' coalition, speaks to the press during a conference as part of the 'Dialogues: Mexico Manifesto' event at Hilton Hotel on May 17, 2018 in Mexico City, Mexico. Hector Vivas/Getty Images
In Mexico, 132 politicians were killed in the 9-month lead-up to the recent presidential election, a recent study states.
According to Etellekt, a Spanish risk and political analysis firm, 48 of those killed were presidential candidates. The remainder were party workers, CNN reported.
