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Calderón Remains on Top in Mexico
(Angus Reid Global Scan) - Felipe Calderón of the governing National Action Party (PAN) remains the most popular presidential candidate in Mexico, according to a poll by Zogby International and the University of Miami School of Communication. 38 per cent of respondents would vote for the former energy minister in this year's election.
Former Mexico City mayor Andrés Manuel López Obrador of the Democratic Revolution Party (PRD) is second with 33 per cent, followed by former Tabasco governor Roberto Madrazo of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) with 25 per cent. Patricia Mercado of the Social-Democratic and Peasant Alternative Party (PASC) and Roberto Campa of the New Alliance Party (PNA) are also contending.
López Obrador did not take part in the Apr. 25 presidential debate. The PRD nominee will attend a second and final meeting of candidates on Jun. 6.
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.
On May 19, Madrazo hinted at a possible alliance with López Obrador, saying, "It's one of several possibilities. The important thing is to call on the president not to serve as Felipe Calderón's campaign manager."
The Mexican presidential election is scheduled for Jul. 2.
Polling Data
What candidate would you vote for in the 2006 presidential election?
(Decided Voters)
Felipe Calderón (PAN) | 38% |
Andrés Manuel López Obrador (PRD) | 33% |
Roberto Madrazo (PRI) | 25% |
Source: Zogby International / University of Miami School of Communication
Methodology: Face-to-face interviews with 999 Mexican adults, conducted from May 6 to May 9, 2006. Margin of error is 3.2 per cent.