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The cartel’s infiltration into political processes is evident in the violence surrounding local elections. For instance, the December 2023 murder of Juan Carlos Andrade Maga, a mayoral candidate in Halisco, underscores CJNG’s willingness to eliminate political rivals and influence electoral outcomes. Election violence in Mexico has reached unprecedented levels, with polling stations attacked, ballot boxes destroyed, and candidates murdered—an environment where democracy is under constant threat from organized crime.