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Mexican elections: the security issue

Mexico’s next president will have to revamp the country’s security policy framework, which for more than a decade has focused on militarized confrontation with criminal gangs amid more homicides than ever. Español

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Four presidential candidates, photographed with the host before an electoral debate on Mexican TV. Source: Insight Crime. All Rights Reserved.

According to official figures, 2017 saw more homicides than any other year in Mexico’s recent history. And independent analyses point to organized crime as the main driver of the escalating violence.

This adds to mounting evidence that the heavy-handed approach of the past two presidents has failed to improve security in the country.