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 News Around the Republic of Mexico | February 2006 
López Obrador Steady, Rivals Drop Back
 Angus Reid
| | Methodology: Face-to-face interviews with 1,000 Mexican adults, conducted from Jan. 12 to Jan. 16, 2005. Margin of error is 3.5 per cent. |
Andrés Manuel López Obrador of the Democratic Revolution Party (PRD) remains the frontrunner in Mexico’s presidential race, according to a poll by Consulta Mitofsky. 39.4 per cent of respondents would vote for the former Mexico City mayor in this year’s ballot.
Former energy secretary Felipe Calderón of the governing National Action Party (PAN) is second with 29.8 per cent, followed by former Tabasco governor Roberto Madrazo of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) with 27.5 per cent, Roberto Campa of the New Alliance Party (PNA) with 1.6 per cent, and Patricia Mercado of the Social-Democratic and Peasant Alternative Party (PASC) with 0.3 per cent.
Support for López Obrador increased by 0.7 points since January, while backing for Calderón and Madrazo fell by 0.2 points and 1.7 points respectively.
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.
Yesterday, the Interior Secretariat announced that the government’s media advertisements will carry a disclaimer under the guidelines established by the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE). The phrase will read, "This is a public program, and is not tied to any political party." The communiqué said the current administration "reiterates its commitment with legality and impartiality before this year’s electoral process."
The Mexican presidential election is scheduled for Jul. 2.
Polling Data
Who would you vote for in the 2006 presidential election if the following candidates were contending?
Andrés Manuel López Obrador (PRD)
Feb. 2006 - 39.4%
Jan. 2006 - 38.7%
Dec. 2005 -34.7%
Felipe Calderón (PAN)
Feb. 2006 - 29.8%
Jan. 2006 - 31.0%
Dec. 2005 -31.5%
Roberto Madrazo (PRI)
Feb. 2006 - 27.5%
Jan. 2006 - 29.2%
Dec. 2005 -32.7%
Roberto Campa (PNA)
Feb. 2006 - 1.6%
Jan. 2006 - 0.2%
Dec. 2005 - --
Patricia Mercado (PASC)
Feb. 2006 - 0.3%
Jan. 2005 - --
Dec. 2005 - --
Source: Consulta Mitofsky
Methodology: Face-to-face interviews with 1,000 Mexican adults, conducted from Jan. 12 to Jan. 16, 2005. Margin of error is 3.5 per cent. |
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