MEXICO CITY: Candidates have been killed and others threatened in campaigning ahead of local elections Sunday in Mexico—the first voting since a new president took over with a pledge to reduce violence.

Analysts say the bloody run-up to the elections in 14 states is typical of past elections, and they note the assaults are taking place in areas where drug cartels want to maintain their influence.

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