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Weekly Report - 03 November 2011 (WR-11-44)
MEXICO: Michoacán mayor assassinated
The mayor of an important municipality in northern Michoacán was gunned down on 2 November, a public holiday. The killing has major political implications. Michoacán goes to the polls on 13 November to elect a new governor, state congress, and 113 mayors. The elections are important for three reasons. Firstly, they are the last major test of public opinion before the general elections on 1 July 2012. Secondly, Michoacán is one of the few states in which each of the three major national parties has a more or less equal chance of winning. Thirdly, the Partido Acción Nacional (PAN) is running President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa’s sister, Luisa María, as its candidate for governor. Michoacán is the Calderón family’s home state.
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