State Elections: Everyone Wins While Losing Something

MEXICO - Report 09 Jul 2013 by Mauricio Gonzalez, Guillermo Valdes and Esteban Manteca

Executive Summary Last Sunday, 14 states went to the polls. They elected one new governor in Baja California, and renewed their municipal governments and local Congress. After a much disputed race, the PAN seems to have won the governorship of Baja California for the fifth time in a row. Although the PRI lost this election, it had a positive balance all along. The possible loser of the day might be the PRD, since the victories it claimed were in alliances with the PAN in states that are strongholds of the latter. The PRD lost two major municipalities in strongholds of the party, mainly Oaxa...

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