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 News Around the Republic of Mexico | August 2005 
Mexican Voters Pick Creel as PAN Nominee
 Angus Reid
Many Mexican adults believe Santiago Creel would be the best presidential hopeful for the governing National Action Party (PAN), according to a poll by Instituto de Mercadotecnia y Opinión. 41.5 per cent of respondents would support the former interior secretary in a primary election.
Former energy secretary Felipe Calderón is second with 17.4 per cent, followed by former environment secretary Alberto Cárdenas with 6.5 per cent. Former Chihuahua governor Francisco Barrio withdrew from the contest, citing "uneven conditions" in the selection process.
The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) ruled Mexico for 71 consecutive years, losing its first presidential election in 2000 with candidate Francisco Labastida. The PAN’s Vicente Fox won a six-year term with 42.5 per cent of the vote.
In June, the Mexican Congress launched a special inquiry after Creel granted more than 170 betting parlour permits during his last week in office as interior secretary. Some members of the opposition PRI complained after 65 concessions were issued to a firm linked to Televisa—Mexico’s biggest media conglomerate. Creel has denied any wrongdoing.
On Jul. 28, Cárdenas acknowledged that his party faces a difficult task, saying, "I believe people are a little tired, we notice that people are disheartened and disappointed."
Fox was chosen as the PAN’s last presidential candidate in a primary ballot among party faithful. The Mexican presidential election is scheduled for Jul. 2, 2006.
Polling Data
If the National Action Party (PAN) picked its presidential nominee through a direct election where all voters could participate, which of the following candidates would you support?
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July 2005 |
May 2005 |
| Santiago Creel |
41.5% |
38.3% |
| Felipe Calderón |
17.4% |
16.0% |
| Francisco Barrio |
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14.4% |
| Alberto Cárdenas |
7.7% |
10.9% |
| Undecided |
7.7% |
6.7% |
| Would not vote |
5.3% |
2.3% |
| None |
21.4% |
2.3% |
| No reply |
0.2% |
4.3% |
Source: Instituto de Mercadotecnia y Opinión (IMO)
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 1,489 registered Mexican voters, conducted on Jul. 22 and Jul. 23, 2005. Margin of error is 3 per cent. |
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