Mexico's female mayor killed shortly after country elected first woman President
security. A hospital subsequently claimed their lives. Only a few hours had passed since Claudia Sheinbaum was voted Mexico's first female president. Several political candidates were slain by criminal groups during the election, which was marked by rampant violence against politicians.
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Just hours after Mexico elected its first female president during a campaign marked by violent attacks on contenders, the female mayor of a town in the country's west was shot and killed on Monday, according to officials.
As per the reports of CNN World, the state attorney general released a statement claiming that Yolanda Sanchez Figueroa, the mayor of Cotija in Michoacan state, and her bodyguard were shot by someone in a white van as they were making their way back to their home from a gym.
It added that Sanchez Figueroa and her bodyguard had both later passed away in a hospital and that an inquiry had been opened. Confirmation of Sanchez Figueroa's passing was received just hours after Claudia Sheinbaum, a candidate renowned for her patriarchal culture, emerged victorious in her race to become Mexico's first female president.
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