After weeks of public pressure the governor of the state of Guerrero, Angel Aguirre Rivero, took a leave of absence on 23 October to allow for the investigations into the disappearance of trainee teachers from the town of Iguala to proceed under an interim administration. Guerrero is the second Mexican state, after neighbouring Michoacán, to see its governor step down this year as a result of a major security crisis that quickly turned into a political one. President Enrique Peña Nieto will be hoping that, as in Michoacán, the establishment of an interim administration in Guerrero allows the federal authorities to better tackle the crisis, the latest example of the significant challenges his government faces when it comes to fighting corruption and organised crime. End of preview - This article contains approximately 1432 words.
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