Mexico electoral violence to rise as polling day nears

Significance

The figures come a month after Security Minister Rosa Icela Rodriguez presented a government strategy to protect candidates.

Impacts

• Continued militarisation of public security will perpetuate the ineffectiveness and corruptibility of civilian police forces.
• Poor relations between tiers of government will hinder coordination among federal, state and municipal security forces.
• Questioning of electoral authority impartiality risks weakening the institutional framework that has enabled stable, peaceful competition.