The fall of Mexico’s PRI party, a once-dominant political force | Elections News

The fall of Mexico’s PRI party, a once-dominant political force | Elections News

Mexico City, Mexico – Such a political turnaround would have been almost unthinkable a decade ago. Since 2009, Alejandra del Moral had been synonymous with the conservative Institutional Revolutionary Party or PRI, Mexico’s then-dominant political beast. She was the youngest mayor in the country at the time and the first…

What’s behind the rise in political violence in Mexico? | Elections

What’s behind the rise in political violence in Mexico? | Elections

Election campaign marred by assassinations of dozens of candidates. Dozens of candidates have been killed ahead of Mexico’s general election amid surging political violence. Dozens of public servants, party members and politicians across the country have also been attacked ahead of the June 2 election, which will see almost 100…

At least nine dead after stage collapses at Mexico campaign rally | Elections News

At least nine dead after stage collapses at Mexico campaign rally | Elections News

A child was reported to be among the dead after a stage collapsed during strong winds at a rally in Nuevo Leon state. A stage in northern Mexico has collapsed as strong winds gusted through a presidential candidate’s campaign rally, leaving at least nine people dead and about 50 others…

In Mexico’s election, candidates grapple with the search for the missing | Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador News

In Mexico’s election, candidates grapple with the search for the missing | Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador News

Mexico City, Mexico – Mother’s Day on Friday was a sombre occasion for Joanna Alvear of Toluca, Mexico. She began her day with hundreds of other women in the shadow of the towering Mother’s Monument, a stone obelisk in the centre of Mexico City. Most of the women wore the…

Mexico City is sinking, running out of water: How can it be saved? | Sustainability

Mexico City is sinking, running out of water: How can it be saved? | Sustainability

Mexico City, Mexico – Walking through Mexico City’s historic Zocalo district, Dario Solano-Rojas points to signs of a subterranean catastrophe that is under way. The roads are uneven in the city’s central plaza, the streets and walkways are sloped and twisting. Many building foundations have sunk dramatically while others have…

Bodies of murdered Australian, US surfers identified in Mexico | Crime News

Bodies of murdered Australian, US surfers identified in Mexico | Crime News

The three men were killed during a camping and surfing trip along Mexico’s Pacific coast. Mexican authorities have confirmed the deaths of an American and two Australians who went missing in northern Mexico last week after the tourists’ parents identified their bodies. The bodies of Australian brothers Callum and Jake…

Alvarez vs Munguia: Canelo retains boxing titles with unanimous victory | Boxing News

Alvarez vs Munguia: Canelo retains boxing titles with unanimous victory | Boxing News

Mexico’s Alvarez successfully defended his WBC, WBO, IBF and WBA super middleweight titles against compatriot Munguia. Mexico’s undisputed super middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez has retained his titles with a unanimous victory over compatriot Jaime Munguia in Las Vegas. Alvarez, who received scores of 117-110, 116-111 and 115-112 from the…