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 News Around the Republic of Mexico | November 2005 
Poll: Leftist Candidate Takes Lead in Mexican Presidential Race
 Associated Press
| | Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of the Democratic Revolution Party. | 
| | Felipe Calderon of the National Action Party. | 
| | Roberto Madrazo of the Institutional Revolutionary Party. |
Mexico City – Mexican presidential hopeful Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador was back on top in the early race for Mexico's presidency, according to a newspaper poll published Tuesday.
The El Universal poll contradicted several recent surveys that found a much closer race between the top three presidential candidates.
The poll published Tuesday found that Lopez Obrador would garner 34 percent of the vote compared to 22 percent for Felipe Calderon of Mexican President Vicente Fox's National Action Party and 18 percent for Roberto Madrazo of the Institutional Revolutionary Party.
The poll, held between Nov. 18-22, had a margin of error of 3.2 percentage points.
The 1,000 people questioned said they felt Lopez Obrador was the most honest of the candidates and the best choice for solving unemployment and managing the country's economy.
On Monday, another poll by the independent Parametria found that Lopez Obrador was in the lead, but with 36 percent compared to 30 percent for Madrazo and 29 percent for Calderon. That poll had a margin of error of 3.1 percentage points.
Two others released in the last two weeks found Lopez Obrador in a statistical tie, first with both his opponents and then with just Calderon.
Before that, Lopez Obrador had easily led all polls on the July 2 race. |
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