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 News Around the Republic of Mexico | November 2005 
Mexican Election is Clear Three-Way Race
 Angus Reid
Support for Andrés Manuel López Obrador of the Democratic Revolution Party (PRD) fell significantly this month in Mexico, according to a poll by Consulta Mitofsky. 29.5 per cent of respondents would vote for the former Mexico City mayor in next year’s presidential election, down 8.4 points since August.
Former Tabasco governor Roberto Madrazo of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) is second with 25.7 per cent, followed by former energy secretary Felipe Calderón of the governing National Action Party (PAN) with 24.4 per cent, and Mexico City assembly member Bernardo de la Garza of the Green Environmentalist Party (PVEM) with 4.4 per cent. The election is scheduled for Jul. 2, 2006.
The PAN’s Vicente Fox ended 71 years of uninterrupted rule by the PRI in the 2000 election, winning a six-year term with 42.5 per cent of the vote.
Yesterday, PAN national leader Manuel Espino said he has urged centre-right parties in Latin America to play a role in weakening the government of Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez, saying, "(Chávez) has devoted himself to supporting the activities of López Obrador’s party, and his strategy lies in supporting state-sponsored populism."
Earlier this month, a series of statements led to a brief diplomatic rift between Mexico and Venezuela.
Polling Data: Who would you vote for in the 2006 presidential election if the following candidates were contending?
Andrés Manuel López Obrador (PRD)
Nov. 2005 29.5%
Aug. 2005 37.9%
May 2005 42.5%
Roberto Madrazo (PRI)
Nov. 2005 25.7%
Aug. 2005 25.0%
May 2005 24.3%
Felipe Calderón (PAN) (*)
Nov. 2005 24.4%
Aug. 2005 20.2%
May 2005 20.0%
Bernardo de la Garza (PVEM)
Nov. 2005 4.4%
(*) Santiago Creel was listed as the PAN’s prospective candidate in the May and August surveys.
Source: Consulta Mitofsky
Methodology: Face-to-face interviews with 1,200 Mexican adults, conducted from Nov. 10 to Nov. 14, 2005. Margin of error is 3.5 per cent. |
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