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Mexico election: Mayor killed after first woman elected leader (www.bbc.com)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 39 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (4 children)

She was shot 19 times.

I don't consider it conspiratorial to say, given that it happened within hours the first woman was elected President, that it was more likely than not sending a message of ignorance bucking the idea of women leading, or considering it was cited as likely being a cartel, a message of "don't think we won't kill you if you act against our business interests just because you're a woman." which considering gender roles and mores are still much more traditional than in the US, might have been a message they felt was needed.

It may not be connected , but if it isn't, it's a pretty big coincidence.

[–] [email protected] 65 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Bruh its a Tuesday.

Double mayor days are Fridays: https://apnews.com/article/mexico-mayoral-candidate-killed-violence-elections-886c497b221087126014f7b113fd54a2

Or was it the other mayor (also a Friday): https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/1/mayoral-candidate-murdered-in-mexico-two-days-before-vote

Or the other other Tuesday mayoral double murder (1 attempted murder): https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mexico-election-mayoral-candidate-murdered-another-wounded/

Or the other Monday woman candidate: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/mexico-mayoral-candidate-gisela-gaytan-was-murdered-first-day-campaign-rcna146191

That's not even close to all of them, and that's only from the most recent couple months.

It is conspiratorial to ignore the fact that Mexico is experiencing and has been experiencing a continuous attack on their rule of law, especially at the mayoral level.

Mayor is like, the most hazardous job title in Mexico and has been for quite quite a while.

Edit: In this campaign season alone, 37 mayoral candidates have been assassinated in Mexico. There have been almost 800 attempted assassinations.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Hey these cartels sound like a nice workplace, they are true gender equality proponents :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

There is a reason they normally call it "Cotija de la Paz" but usually most of the time they call it "Cotija de la Paz Paz Paz Paz Paz Paz Paz...!"

[–] peyotecosmico -1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

Tolerate is the operative word here, not love