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On May 20th, La Montaña Tlachinollan Human Rights Center published a statement in which it stated that “the political-electoral scenario is devastating in Guerrero.” “The party leaders don’t care about the violence that puts homes in mourning every day and puts in check the population fighting for its survival. The destructive power of criminal groups has been placed above the authorities,” it stated, giving more details about the realities experienced in the main cities of the state. “The rapacity of the state’s party leadership is eating away at our political system. The parties are repugnant to the electorate, because they have denigrated the role they play as institutes that represent popular sentiment. They have trivialized their relationship with citizens. They treat them as simple participants, who can easily be manipulated or co-opted with money. They have commercialized the positions of popular representation and everything can be arranged with those who will offer the most money,” it concluded.
So far in the 2024 electoral process, Guerrero has positioned itself as the state with the highest number of victims of political violence, registering at least 80 cases. Several murders of candidates for municipal office have been recorded: “Among the victims are Ricardo Taja, candidate for the municipal presidency of Acapulco, and Tomas Morales Patron, candidate for the municipal presidency of Chilapa, both from MORENA. Jaime Damaso Solis, candidate for the municipal presidency of Zitlala for the National Action Party, has also been murdered; Marcelino Ruiz, candidate for the municipal presidency of Atlixtac for the Party of the Democratic Revolution; and Alfredo Gonzalez, candidate for the municipal presidency of Atoyac for the Labor Party,” according to media compilations. The municipalities of Taxco, Chilpancingo and Coyuca are those in which the most attacks have been recorded. Likewise, 22 municipalities report cases of political gender violence, affecting both men and women.
For more information in Spanish:
Las elecciones tienen precio (CDH Tlachinollan, 20 de mayo de 2024)
Al menos 80 víctimas de violencia electoral en Guerrero (Meganoticias, 21 de mayo de 2024)
GUERRERO, Guanajuato, Chiapas, Michoacán y Morelos concentran el 50% de los episodios de violencia político-electoral, revela informe (El Sol, 21 de mayo de 2024)
For more information from SIPAZ:
National: Presentation of Report “Democracy Violated: Organized Crime in Elections and Public Administration in Mexico” (April 23, 2024)
Nacional/Internacional: Alto Comisionado para los Derechos Humanos de la ONU preocupado por violencia electoral en México (March 5, 2024)
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