Ruling Party Sees Stinging Defeats in Mexican Elections

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Ruling Party Sees Stinging Defeats in Mexican Elections

By LEV GARCIA AND MARK STEVENSON, ASSOCIATED PRESS XALAPA, Mexico — Jun 6, 2016, 2:36 PM ET

Mexico's ruling party was headed for stinging defeats in some of 12 governorships up for grabs in state elections, according to preliminary vote counts Monday.

Hobbled by corruption scandals, violence and a weak economy, the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party lost four states it has never lost before, including the northern border state of Tamaulipas, across the border from Texas.

The party, known as the PRI, also lost in Veracruz, a state of 8 million that is the third most-populous in the country, and Quintana Roo, home to the resort of Cancun.

Entering Sunday, the PRI held nine of the 12 states up for grabs. According to preliminary vote results, it was only winning five.

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[MisterP]

1. their motto's "we have nothing to offer whatsoever"

well, except having created the cartels as their enforcers