Rape Allegations Swirl Over Félix Salgado Macedonio, Candidate For Governorship In Guerrero, Mexico; Protest in EDOMEX

A protest group from EDOMEX made calls on the governor of that state to maintain his promise to support women against violence.

The feminist collective echoed rape allegations against Felix Salgado Macedonia (candidate for governor in Guerrero)

Félix Salgado Macedonio, a gubernatorial candidate in the state of Guerrero, Mexico is hounded by rape allegations as he moves to clinch both his party’s nomination and maintain support amongst the powerful rank and file of the Morena party, the ruling party of Mexico.

A protest action was held in the state of Mexico –Estado de Mexico (EDOMEX) – to demand that the state’s governor provide support for women facing violence in Cuautitlán Izcalli, a municipality of EDOMEX. The governor of that state has maintained that his current administration is one that focuses on women. Nonetheless, the collective maintained focus on victims, placing pictures of women killed in acts of femicide.