Profile picture of Yolanda Sánchez Pigeon, mayor of COTIHA, Mexico. (Source: Yolanda Sánchez Facebook) 2024.06.05/, ‘Not long after Mexico experienced the birth of its first female president, a current female mayor was assassinated by gunfire.’,
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, ‘According to Mexican newspapers El Financiero and others on the 4th local time, the previous day, Yolanda Sánchez Pigeon, the mayor of COTIHA in the state of Michoacán, was shot by assailants and died. It was reported that his bodyguard also succumbed to gunshot wounds.’,
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, ‘Mayor Pigeon was elected as the first female mayor of COTIHA in 2021. He has maintained a tough stance against the violent acts of cartels since taking office.’,
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, ‘As a result, Mayor Pigeon has been under constant threat of assassination. In fact, last September he was kidnapped along with his family while shopping and traveling in nearby Jalisco state, only to be released three days later. Mexican authorities strengthened his personal security after the kidnapping incident.’,
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, ‘The identities of the kidnappers at that time were not revealed. However, local media reported that members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), a notorious drug trafficking organization in Mexico, were likely suspects.’,
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, ‘CJNG has also been implicated in the shooting incident involving Mayor Pigeon. The ‘Calaveras’ organization, which is believed to have connections with CJNG, reportedly left a message online claiming, “We killed Mayor Pigeon.”‘,
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Claudia Scheinbaum, candidate of the left-wing ruling party National Regeneration Movement (MORENA), elected as the President of Mexico. Yonhap News, ‘On the 3rd, Claudia Scheinbaum, a candidate of the left-wing ruling party National Regeneration Movement (MORENA), was elected as the President of Mexico in the recent election. This shooting incident occurred less than a day after the first female president in Mexican constitutional history was elected.’,
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, ‘However, President-elect Scheinbaum is garnering attention for her commitment to combatting poverty and eradicating violent crime not through military suppression of gangs like Mayor Pigeon, but through a ‘hugs not bullets’ strategy with social security programs.’,
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, ‘During her candidacy, she stated through TV debates, “We will strengthen social and educational programs to prevent young people from being tempted to join cartels, while ensuring strong punishment for crime by improving the police and judicial systems.”‘,
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