MEXICO: Mexicans vote for president after violent campaign

 Mexicans lined up to vote for a new president on Sunday with the anti-establishment outsider who is tipped to win calling for national reconciliation after a campaign in which dozens of down-ticket candidates were murdered by suspected drug gangs. More than 3,400 posts are up for grabs on Sunday, including all the seats in the […]

 Mexicans lined up to vote for a new president on Sunday with the anti-establishment outsider who is tipped to win calling for national reconciliation after a campaign in which dozens of down-ticket candidates were murdered by suspected drug gangs.

More than 3,400 posts are up for grabs on Sunday, including all the seats in the two houses of Congress.

Polls opened at 13:00 GMT and the last polls are set to close at 01:00 GMT on Monday. Results are expected later on Monday. 

Opinion polls before the election showed a double-digit lead for Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, a former Mexico City mayor expected to inject a dose of nationalism into government and sharpen divisions with U.S. President Donald Trump if he wins.

Since the race began late last year, at least 133 politicians have been murdered from all the major parties. The crimes are mostly attributed to gangs trying to influence municipal elections.