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Weekly Report - 15 January 2015 (WR-15-02)
MEXICO: Unrest in troubled states raises electoral doubts
No scheduled elections have been postponed, much less cancelled, in Mexico since 1917. While the federal government led by President Enrique Peña Nieto would like to keep this proud record unblemished, the persistent unrest in the troubled states of Guerrero and Michoacán has led to growing calls for the 7 June midterm federal legislative, state and municipal elections in these states to be suspended. The Peña Nieto government may not like having to take such a drastic measure, but with signs that the unrest could quickly spread to other states if the crises in Guerrero and Michoacán are not resolved, it may have to start considering this seriously if it wants to avoid compromising the entire electoral process.
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