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Smiling Mexican college student in a tee shirt and jeans placing a ballot in a box for a mock presidential election

Mock presidential election on campuses predicts clear winner among young voters

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The results suggest that the real June 2 vote won't be much of a contest among young voters.
Mexican solder with a weapon

Opinion: Mexico’s insecurity problem needs a solution based on evidence

Mexico's next president must solve the country's insecurity problem with evidence, not belief, says the Mexico Institute's Vidal Romero.
A Mexican citizen presses a button on an official voting machine.

Mexico elections at a glance: How many Mexicans are eligible to...

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The number of Mexicans eligible to vote has grown by 10 million since 2018.
Xóchitl Gálvez, Claudia Sheinbaum and Jorge Álvarez Máynez

How do Mexico’s presidential candidates compare on campaign spending?

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A month ahead of the election, opposition candidate Xóchitl Gálvez is leading in campaign spending, closely followed by Claudia Sheinbaum of Morena.
Andrés Manuel López Obrador after his election in July 2018

Opinion: How the populist narrative will challenge Mexico’s next president

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Columnist Luis Rubio considers how the backlash to globalization has led to what he sees as failing policies in Mexico during López Obrador's term.
Media reporters watch a livestream of the second presidential debate at Estudios Churubusco in Mexico City, where the debate took place.

Candidates spar over economy, energy and corruption at second presidential debate

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The candidates sharpened their rhetoric - and accusations - at Sunday's debate, with only five weeks to go until the election.
The three mayoral candidates standing in front of a sign for the second debate

Is the Mexico City mayoral race tightening up?

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A recent El Financiero poll shows Morena candidate Clara Brugada is still in the lead, but the gap with opposition rival Santiago Taboada has narrowed.
Presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum

Armed civilians stop Sheinbaum convoy in rural Chiapas to share a message

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President López Obrador charcterized the incident as a press stunt, or 'montaje.'
security footage screenshot

Irapuato mayoral candidate’s debate notes stolen in armed attack

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Mayoral challenger Irma Leticia González accused the incumbent mayor of orchestrating the attack.
López Obrador with CFE sign behind him

Opinion: What’s coming for Mexican energy policy after AMLO?

Analysts Carlos Ramírez and Mónica Díaz consider what President López Obrador will leave behind for Mexico's energy sector — and what might come next.
Mexico presidential candidate Xochitl Galvez taking a selfie with a crowd of supporters

Despite polls, presidential candidate Xóchitl Gálvez is optimistic

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Xóchitl Gálvez still believes voters are fed up with Morena and that if there is high voter turnout on June 2, she will become Mexico's first female president.
Funeral in Mexico for assassinated mayoral candidate Gisela Gaytan

Federal government providing security protection for 250 political candidates

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After at least 15 murders of 2024 political aspirants nationwide, the federal government says it's streamlining the assignment of security details.
Modern windmills along a mountainous backdrop in Oaxaca, Mexico

Claudia Sheinbaum pledges to ‘accelerate’ transition to renewable energy if elected

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Presidential hopeful Claudia Sheinbaum told Mexican business leaders Monday she'd ramp up Mexico's wind, solar and hydro power generation.