Michoacán runs out of candidates: 34 candidates drop out of the election due to fear of crime

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Michoacán runs out of candidates: 34 candidates drop out of the election due to fear of crime

More than a month after the attacks, at least 34 people have chosen to abandon their aspirations in the face of the climate of insecurity that prevails in the entity, according to the political parties themselves and information disseminated by the Michoacán Electoral Institute (IEM).The phenomenon has reached seven of the 11 state-registered parties, as well as independent candidates, according to a survey by the PAÍS.