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 News Around the Republic of Mexico | January 2006 
López Obrador Stable, Calderón Gains in Mexico
 Angus Reid
| | Methodology: Interviews with 1,000 Mexican adults, conducted from Jan. 20 to Jan. 23, 3006. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent. |
Andrés Manuel López Obrador of the Democratic Revolution Party (PRD) is still the frontrunner in Mexico’s presidential race, according to a poll by El Universal. 33 per cent of respondents would support the former Mexico City mayor in this year’s election.
Former energy secretary Felipe Calderón of the governing National Action Party (PAN) is second with 27 per cent, followed by former Tabasco governor Roberto Madrazo of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) with 20 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.
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.
Support for López Obrador dropped by one point since November, while backing for Calderón went up by five points.
Last week, Madrazo vowed to build a new international airport, and said he would not back down to pressure from local residents who halted a similar project during Fox’s tenure, declaring, "My hand will not tremble when they bring out machetes and try to prevent public works."
The Mexican presidential election is scheduled for Jul. 2.
Polling Data: What candidate would you vote for in the 2006 presidential election?
Andrés Manuel López Obrador (PRD)
Jan. 2006 - 33%
Nov. 2005 - 34%
Jun. 2005 - 32%
Felipe Calderón (PAN) (*)
Jan. 2006 - 27%
Nov. 2005 - 22%
Jun. 2005 - 21%
Roberto Madrazo (PRI)
Jan. 2006 - 20%
Nov. 2005 - 18%
Jun. 2005 - 24%
(*) Santiago Creel was listed as the PAN’s prospective candidate in the June survey.
Source: El Universal
Methodology: Interviews with 1,000 Mexican adults, conducted from Jan. 20 to Jan. 23, 3006. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent. |
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