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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.

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[–] febra@lemmy.world 49 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] masterbaexunn@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

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

[–] SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)

What should the government do to stop narcos?

[–] masterbaexunn@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

Throw them in a volcano.....

But srsly, maybe kinda what Germany did post WWII. Much of the youth glorifies these subhuman pieces of shit. Educating the public is #1.

[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

After watching Narcos on Netflix and seeing how bad it is in Mexico, I cant even imagine a practical solution. The narco seeps thru all of society.

[–] lefaucet@slrpnk.net 3 points 5 months ago

I thin there should be a proper study and maybe proposal to Legalize and lightly-regulate class-A drugs so the Cartel loses their main revenue stream, black market drugs.

I am pulling this out my butt, but Im betting the main source of capital in the cartel's economy is wealthy people buying drugs. Poor people too, but Im betting the wealthy addicts with jobs and clean records contribute more.

If we rerouted those funds to actual tax-revenue-generating jobs the Cartel mightlosee somepowera and our economy wouldn't be leaking so much money to the illegal drug trade.

[–] Papergeist@lemmy.world -1 points 5 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] masterbaexunn@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

And you can say it in fun ways like: " La calaca " Or just get crazy: Laca laca laca laca laca....

[–] masterbaexunn@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago
[–] h3mlocke@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It's a kinda slang for skeleton

[–] Papergeist@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Hmm OK, thanks for the info. I have trouble because I learned from school and working in kitchens. I speak a weird form of spanish.

[–] Shardikprime@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago

So none at all got it