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Calderón, López Obrador Almost Tied in Mexico
(Angus Reid Global Scan) - Former energy secretary Felipe Calderón is barely leading in Mexico's presidential race, according to a poll by Consulta Mitofsky. 35 per cent of respondents would vote for the governing National Action Party (PAN) candidate in this year's election.
Former Mexico City mayor Andrés Manuel López Obrador of the Democratic Revolution Party (PRD) is a close second with 34 per cent, followed by former Tabasco governor Roberto Madrazo of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) with 27 per cent, Patricia Mercado of the Social-Democratic and Peasant Alternative Party (PASC) with three per cent, and Roberto Campa of the New Alliance Party (PNA) with one per cent.
Support for Calderón increased by four points since March, while backing for López Obrador and Madrazo fell by four points and two points respectively.
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, Calderón said the election would be a choice "between the anarchy, violence and disorder the PRD represents, or a government that applies the law, and respects legality, rights and integrity."
The Mexican presidential election is scheduled for Jul. 2.
Polling Data
Who would you vote for in the 2006 presidential election if the following candidates were contending?
May 2006 | Mar. 2006 | Feb. 2006 | |
Felipe Calderón (PAN) | 35% | 31% | 30% |
Andrés Manuel López Obrador (PRD) | 34% | 38% | 39% |
Roberto Madrazo (PRI) | 27% | 29% | 28% |
Patricia Mercado (PASC) | 3% | 1% | 1% |
Roberto Campa (PNA) | 1% | 1% | 2% |
Source: Consulta Mitofsky
Methodology: Face-to-face interviews with 1,400 Mexican adults, conducted from Apr. 28 to May 2, 2006. Margin of error is 3.4 per cent.