Monday, July 2, 2012

Mexico's Presidential Election -- News Roundup



Peña Nieto Wins Mexico's Presidency With 38 Pct Of Vote -- FOX News/EFE

Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, candidate Enrique Peña Nieto won Mexico's presidency with 38.02 percent of the vote, putting him more than six percentage points ahead of his nearest rival, preliminary results released Monday by the Federal Electoral Institute, or IFE, show.

Some 95.05 percent of the ballots had been counted as of 1:15 p.m., the IFE said, adding that the tally was continuing.

Figures from the Preliminary Election Results Program, or PREP, will continue to be released until 8:00 p.m., the IFE said.

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More News On Mexico's Presidential Election

Pena Nieto Wins Mexican Presidential Election -- Voice of America
Mexico elections: Enrique Peña Nieto pledges a new era -- The Telegraph
Pena Nieto set to become Mexico's president -- Al Jazeera
Peña Nieto: Mexicans have given our party a second chance -- The Guardian
Mexico's Pena Nieto: 'No return to the past' from PRI -- BBC
Pena Nieto to push for quick reforms -- Reuters
Mexico’s new president-elect congratulated by Barack Obama -- National Post/AFP
Mexico's Pena Nieto seeks US help on violence -- AFP
US concerned Mexico's new president may go easy on drug cartels -- The Guardian
Obama calls Mexico’s president-elect, but White House statement mum on cartels -- Yahoo News
Mexico's next president faces uphill fight -- Boston.com/AP
Mexico's old rulers return but without strong mandate -- Chicago Tribune/Reuters
Mexico elections: Reactions to Peña Nieto’s victory -- Benjamin Gottlieb, Washington Post
What kind of PRI will rule Mexico? -- Christian Science Editorial
Analysts: Mexican vote leaves more questions than it answers -- CNN
For Mexicans, relief that next president won't have free rein -- Sara Miller Llana, Christian Science Monitor
PROFILE-Enrique Pena Nieto, the new face of Mexico's old rulers -- Reuters

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