Brother of slain Mexican candidate to run in vote
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) The brother of a Mexican gubernatorial candidate killed by suspected drug hitmen cheap canada goose jackets will run in his place in this weekend election in the northeastern Mexican state canada goose of Tamaulipas, his buy canada goose jacket party said on Wednesday.
Egidio Torre Cantu, brother of Rodolfo Torre Cantu, a Mexican gubernatorial candidate who was killed by suspected canada goose uk shop drug hitmen, speaks at the headquarters of the Institutional Revolutionary Party canada goose uk outlet (PRI) in Ciudad Victoria, state of Tamaulipas June canadian goose jacket 30, 2010. Egidio Torre Cantu will run in his brother’s place in the election this weekend in the northeastern Canada Goose Parka Mexican state of Canada Goose Jackets Tamaulipas, cheap Canada Goose his party said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Luis Lopez
Rodolfo Torre, of Mexico main opposition Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, which holds power in Tamaulipas, was ambushed by gunmen while traveling to a campaign event on Monday. It was the highest profile political murder Canada Goose Online in Mexico in nearly two decades.
The PRI canada goose store leader in Tamaulipas named Torre elder brother Egidio, a former major of the state capital Ciudad Victoria, as his replacement in Sunday election and urged voters to turn out despite the killing.
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Rodolfo Torre had 67 percent support in Tamaulipas versus 25 percent for his rival from President Felipe Calderon National Action Party, or PAN, according to a May poll by Consulta buy canada goose jacket cheap Mitofsky. cheap canada goose uk His brother was expected to get that support and win the vote.
Mexicans will elect governors in 12 states on Sunday, but the election campaigns have been canada goose clearance blighted by drug gang intimidation canada goose uk black friday including death threats and the murder of a mayoral candidate also due to run uk canada goose in Tamaulipas.
Federal Deputy Interior Minister Roberto Gil has offered all candidates, including those running for local congressional seats, personal protection if they ask for it.
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Mexico is in the grip of a drug war that has killed more than 25,500 people, mostly traffickers and police in the 3 1/2 years since Calderon came to power and deployed the army to curb canada goose black friday sale the power of trafficking cartels.
As well as drug gang plagued Tamaulipas, states going to the polls include Sinaloa, home of Joaquin Guzman, Mexico most wanted drug fugitive and leader of the Sinaloa smuggling alliance.
Political Canada Goose online parties are due to canada goose factory sale suspend campaigning on Thursday, but in uk canada goose outlet Tamaulipas candidates have already halted their rallies and political events following Monday attack, in which gunmen also killed four aides traveling with Torre.