Mexicans vote in pivotal national elections
by Patrick J. McDonnell and Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times
Jul 01, 2018
3 minutes
MEXICO CITY - Mexicans voted Sunday in national elections that were widely expected to result in a profound shift in the country's political direction.
Police were out in force near voting booths set up in the capital and elsewhere. During the campaigns, dozens of candidates were killed, mostly in provincial areas where organized crime is in control.
Polls showed a seemingly insurmountable 20-point lead for presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who ran under the banner of his
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