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Mexico & Nafta - November 2015 (ISSN 1741-444X)

Colima thrust under a spotlight

Mexico’s small western Pacific state of Colima has become the focus of national attention for all the wrong reasons. An armed attack targeting a former governor has raised serious concerns about a deterioration in public security in the state, accompanied by an increase in organised criminal activity. Meanwhile, in a striking move, the federal electoral tribunal (Tribunal Electoral del Poder Judicial de la Federación, TEPJF) has annulled the state’s recent (7 June) gubernatorial elections, having found that local government officials interfered in the electoral process.

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