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 News Around the Republic of Mexico | May 2006 
Mexican Conservative's Lead Narrows in New Poll
 Reuters
| | National Action Party (PAN) presidential candidate Felipe Calderon, center, party president Manuel Espino, right, and Jalisco state governor candidate Emilio Gonzalez greet a rally with students Saturday at the Guadalajaras Expo in Guadalajara City, Mexico. (AP/Guillermo Arias) |
Mexico City - The lead enjoyed by Mexico's ruling party presidential candidate has narrowed to four percentage points, a new poll showed on Wednesday, after his leftist rival launched an aggressive new media campaign.
Reforma newspaper's closely watched poll gave conservative Felipe Calderon the support of 39 percent of probable voters, while Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, a left-wing former Mexico City mayor, had 35 percent.
In the poll, Lopez Obrador gained two percentage points, while Calderon slipped by 1 point. In third place, main opposition party candidate Roberto Madrazo was unchanged at 22 percent.
A Reforma poll early in May showed Calderon seven points ahead of his rival, who was the once the clear favorite but saw his advantage evaporate amid campaign advertisements branding him "a danger for Mexico."
Since losing his long-held lead, Lopez Obrador has started responding to Calderon's attacks and giving more media interviews.
Along with Madrazo, Lopez Obrador has also hurt Calderon by alleging that President Vicente Fox has improperly supported the conservative's campaign. |
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