Ballots and bullets: Mexico’s 2024 elections

Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. EDT
Online only: https://www.brookings.edu/events/ballots-and-bullets-mexicos-2024-elections 

On June 2, Mexico is projected to hold its largest election ever. Voters will be tasked with electing a new president, deputies of the Mexican congress, and leadership in 30 of Mexico’s 32 states. The elections unfold against a backdrop of six years marred by democratic erosion and expanding violent crime, despite the military’s increasing role in public policy. Mexico remains engulfed in a security crisis, with organized crime groups tightening their grip on vast swathes of the nation, dominating both legal and illicit economies, and extensively seeking to influence elections. . 

On May 15, the Brookings Institution’s Initiative on Nonstate Armed Actors will convene leading experts to discuss critical issues in the elections, U.S.-Mexico relations, violent crime, and the prospects for the upcoming six years. .

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