Mexico’s week in review: Farewell to Cárdenas, a resignation at the INE and a record-breaking Catrina

The week of Oct. 26 in Mexico started with a corruption scandal at the National Electoral Institute (INE) and ended with the death of Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, a towering figure of Mexico's democratic transition. Read on for more top headlines of the week.

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