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Dead Heat Between PRI and PAN in Mexico

May 29, 2003

(CPOD) May 29, 2003 - The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)—which ruled Mexico for 71 years—and the National Action Party (PAN) of current president Vicente Fox are tied in voter preference in Mexico, according to a poll by newspaper Reforma. 37 per cent of respondents said they would back either the liberal-centre PRI or the conservative-right PAN.

The leftist Democratic Revolution Party (PRD) is a distant third, with 17 per cent. Mexicans will vote to renew the Chamber of Deputies on Jul. 6.

Voters are concerned about specific problems in the country. 43 per cent of respondents want their elected officials to combat poverty, and 27 per cent say strengthening the economy should be the main task.

No party has held a majority in the Mexican Chamber of Deputies since 1997, and current government officials have campaigned on the idea that more PAN congressmen are required to pass several of Fox's proposals. The PRI is looking to rebound after its first presidential defeat in 2000.

Polling Data

What party will you vote for in the congressional elections?

Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)

37%

National Action Party (PAN)

37%

Democratic Revolution Party (PRD)

17%

Green Environmentalist Party (PVEM)

4%

Workers Party (PT)

2%


What should be the main concern for congressmen?

Combat poverty

43%

Strengthen the economy

27%

Deal with crime

17%

Protect national sovereignty

3%


Source: Reforma
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 1,500 Mexican adults, conducted from May 16 to May 19, 2003. Margin of error is 2.5 per cent.

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