(CPOD) Apr. 22, 2003 - The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)—which ruled Mexico for 71 years—and the National Action Party (PAN) of current president Vicente Fox are virtually tied in voter preference in Mexico, according to a poll by newspaper Reforma. 38 per cent of respondents said they would back the liberal-centre PRI, compared to 37 per cent for the conservative-right PAN.

The socialist Democratic Revolution Party (PRD) is a distant third, with 16 per cent. Mexicans will vote to renew the Chamber of Deputies on Jul. 6.

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

The Green Environmentalist Party (PVEM) has announced an alliance with the PRI in some districts. The political organization had originally concurred with the PAN in the 2000 election, but fell out with the current government over several cabinet appointments.

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