Protesters burn ballots in bid to block Mexico vote

[WorldNews]

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Rebellious teachers and protesters seeking to thwart Mexico's midterm elections on Sunday burned ballots, blocked polling stations and forced one southern town to scrap the vote. The protests in the impoverished southern states of Oaxaca and Guerrero occurred despite the deployment of federal police and troops to ensure people can cast their votes across the country. A radical teachers union is putting pressure on President Enrique Pena Nieto to withdraw a landmark education reform aimed at improving the country's lackluster school system.

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