Why is Mexico’s presidential election so violent?

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Mexico‘s 2024 elections have emerged as the most violent in its history, spurred mainly by violence from powerful drug cartels.

The 2024 elections are set to be Mexico’s largest, with almost 100 million people eligible to vote. Aside from the presidency, 20,000 positions are at stake, including 128 senatorial and 500 congressional representative seats, according to Foreign Policy.

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