Murders Mar Mexico Election Campaigning in Drug-Torn States
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At least four candidates and politicians have been killed ahead of July 7 elections in Mexican states where drug cartels have long sought to gain influence with local officials.
A party leader in Oaxaca, mayoral candidates in Veracruz and Chihuahua states and a campaign manager in Sinaloa, were murdered in the past month. A new assassination attempt over the weekend left the husband and niece of another candidate dead in Oaxaca, while the son of a second campaign manager in Sinaloa was killed.