Suffering drought, heat, blackouts, Mexicans head to the polls


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  • Thursday, 30 May 2024

Eugenio Ramirez, a worker at the National Electoral Institute (INE), delivers an electoral package to a man who has been selected to act as president of a polling station for the upcoming June 2 elections, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico May 29, 2024. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez/ File Photo

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - As Mexicans head to the polls on Sunday to elect their next president and thousands of state and local posts, much of the country is suffering historic drought, intense heat, and occasional power blackouts.

Water shortages may not be a new phenomenon in the Latin American country, especially in the populous capital Mexico City, but some voters are blaming the ruling MORENA party for the crisis and analysts say it could prove an important factor in the upcoming election, particularly in some closer-fought local races.

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