Gunmen have killed the female mayor of a town in Mexico just hours after the country celebrated the election of Claudia Sheinbaum as the nation’s first woman president.
Yolanda Sánchez was shot in the town of Cotija, which she had governed since September 2021.
She was the first woman to be elected to the post.
Widespread violence against politicians has overshadowed Mexico’s general election, which saw two women run for the presidency.
Yolanda Sánchez was ambushed by gunmen in the centre of Cotija, Michoacán, on Monday.
Local media say she was shot 19 times and died in hospital shortly after the attack. Her bodyguard was also killed in the gun battle.
So many mayors have been shot and killed in Mexico over the last year but suddenly all of this is connected to the new female president elect? Who makes up these connections and why do they call themselves journalists
This current govt in Mexico is a Narco-government. The newly elected President, Claudia Sheinbaum, who’s nickname is La Calaca(literally 💀). They are connected because it’s the same party.
The mayor that was assassinated, was kidnapped last year and murdered yesterday, is opposition party.
I’m not saying sheinbaum gave the order, but the current and next government is complicit af. They certainly do nothing to stop the narco. At the very least, they turn a blind sure
Skull is Calava in Spanish. Maybe it was just a typo.
Also for people like me who took too long to figure out what that emoji “literally” means.
No it isn’t. Calava isn’t a word, you probably meant calavera.
A calaca (Spanish pronunciation: [kaˈlaka], a colloquial Mexican Spanish name for skeleton) is a figure of a skull or skeleton (usually human) commonly used for decoration during the Mexican Day of the Dead festival, although they are made all year round.
And you can say it in fun ways like: " La calaca " Or just get crazy: Laca laca laca laca laca…
Lacaca calaca
She was just elected and did not even solve the deeply ingrained issue of cartel violence within a few hours. Women, amiright?
She was taken hostage before all this happened:
That title is so confusing. Why are they connecting the shooting of this mayor with the election of the president?
To increase the number of people who would click on the article to read it.
She was shot 19 times.
I don’t consider it conspiratorial to say, given that it happened within hours the first woman was elected President, that it was more likely than not sending a message of ignorance bucking the idea of women leading, or considering it was cited as likely being a cartel, a message of “don’t think we won’t kill you if you act against our business interests just because you’re a woman.” which considering gender roles and mores are still much more traditional than in the US, might have been a message they felt was needed.
It may not be connected , but if it isn’t, it’s a pretty big coincidence.
