PRI candidate Eruviel Avila had 62.5 percent of the votes with 94.4 percent of ballots counted at 4 a.m. New York time, according to electoral institute results....
The MexicoBlog of the Americas Program, a fiscally sponsored program of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), is written by Laura Carlsen. I monitor and analyze international press on Mexico, with a focus on security, immigration, human rights and social movements for peace and justice, from a feminist perspective. And sometimes I simply muse.
Jul 5, 2011
Mexican Politics: PRI Wins Elections in Mexico State, Buoying Presidential Bid
PRI Wins Elections in Mexico State, Buoying Presidential Bid: "Mexico's once-dominant Institutional Revolutionary Party won yesterday's gubernatorial election in the state of Mexico, a victory that may buoy a comeback ahead of next year's presidential vote.
PRI candidate Eruviel Avila had 62.5 percent of the votes with 94.4 percent of ballots counted at 4 a.m. New York time, according to electoral institute results....
The state of Mexico election marked the biggest referendum before the 2012 presidential vote, when the PRI will try to break 12 years of PAN rule. The state's current PRI Governor Enrique Pena Nieto, who wasn't eligible for re-election, is the favorite in polls to be Mexico's next president."
PRI candidate Eruviel Avila had 62.5 percent of the votes with 94.4 percent of ballots counted at 4 a.m. New York time, according to electoral institute results....
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