Mexico Is Holding Its Largest Elections Ever. They're Also One Of Its Deadliest

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Mexicans go to the polls this Sunday in the largest elections Mexico has every held, in sheer numbers of posts to fill. This has also become one of the most violent campaign seasons. Organized crime gangs are mainly taking the blame for the killings of 35 candidates so far.

Every seat in the lower house of Mexico's Congress is in play, as well as nearly half of the country's governorships and thousands of mayoral and local legislative posts.

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is not himself in the running, but the midterms have become a referendum on his populist agenda.

The elections also come as the coronavirus has taken a huge death toll and made a devastating hit to Mexico and its economy.

Turnout will be key, and López Obrador is hoping for a big win for his political allies across the country, which will allow him to continue his self-proclaimed transformation of Mexico. Here's a look at what's at play in the Mexican midterms.