In a wave of political violence ahead of June elections in Mexico, two mayoral candidates were reported killed on Friday, one in the country’s northeast and another in the south. In Tamaulipas, a state plagued by organized crime situated on the US border, a manhunt was launched for the person who stabbed candidate Noe Ramos, according to state attorney general Irving Barrios. Local media reported the center-right candidate, who was seeking reelection as head of the municipality of Mante, was walking through the streets to meet with residents when he…
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