Slideshow: Mexican mid-terms in Oaxaca City
All photos by Shannon Young. Hear/read accompanying report.
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- Front pages of Mexico’s newspapers on election day warned of brewing conflict in Oaxaca,
- Tarps shelters of the dissident teachers’ encampment extend across Oaxaca City’s central plaza.
- “This June 7, I’ll trade you my vote for the 43 [Ayotzinapa students]” reads a sign in the teachers’ encampment in Oaxaca City. (Photo credit: Shannon Young)
- Navy helicopter flies low over the roof of Oaxaca’s cathedral in the main square.
- A view of a march of teachers and other electoral boycott supporters in Oaxaca City.
- Navy helicopter buzzes teachers’ march as it approached central plaza.
- Another view of the teachers’ march and accompanying navy helicopter.
- Protest art shows a fat man – likely Mexico’s central bank director – gorging on structural reform bill passed during current administration.
- Navy helicopters remained in the skies Monday, the day after elections.