2009 Mexican elections
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A number ofelections,bothfederaland local, were scheduled to take place in Mexico during 2009.
2009 Legislative elections
[edit]In 2009 there was a number of elections going on inMexico.This included elections from Local governments all the way up the ladder to federal elections. Some state positions, as well as federal positions, were up forelection.
The 2009 legislative elections were held on July 5, 2009. The election that was being decided was 500 new members in theChamber of Deputiesfor the 61st Congress. This election was statistically really close. The Elections were won by the PRI party also known as theInstitutional Revolutionary Party.They had 12,591,855 Votes resulting in them getting 48.2% of theChamber of Deputies.The PRI was followed by the PAN party also known as theNational Action Partyand the PRD party also known as theParty of the Democratic Revolution.They had 9,549,798 and 4,164,393 votes that rewarded them 147 and 72 spots in the chamber of Deputies respectively.[1]
As a result of this, the leader of the PRI partyBeatriz Paradesstated that "We are the indisputable main force in the country"[2]This came after they found out that they would be winning theChamber Of Deputiesmajority.
Felipe Calderon's influence
[edit]Many people saw the presidentFelipe Calderonas a big influence as to why theNational Action Party(PAN) finished second in the elections. President Calderon was a part of the PAN party. At the time of the elections, Mexico's economy was weak, which in many eyes hurt his parties chances at winning the election. "He got a beating because of the economy," saidAna Maria Salazar,a television and radio political commentator inMexico City."The government in power pays for it," saidPeter Hakim,president of the Washington-based Inter-American Dialogue. With all this being said Calderon did acknowledge the fact that his party lost in a triumphant way by saying "The federal government recognizes the new composition of the Chamber of Deputies since it is a sovereign decision of the citizens. I congratulate who they have chosen," he also stated that he'd work with these new representatives that got into office.[3]
Local elections
[edit]Throughout 2009 there was 11 local state elections and 1 federal district local election. This Included the states ofQuintana Roo,Campeche,Colima,Guanajuato,Jalisco,Nuevo León,Querétaro,San Luis Potosí,Sonora,Coahuila,andTabasco.The federal district ofMexico Cityalso had local elections.
Positions up for elections includedLegislative Assembly,State Congress,Governor,Municipalities,and Borough Mayors.[1]
The Majority of these elections took place on July 5, 2009 going hand in hand with the legislative elections but a few were different.Quintana Roo'sElection took place on February 1 in 2009. The state ofCoahuilatook place on September 24 of 2009. The state ofTabascoelections took place on October 18, 2009.
Mexico Citiesfederal district was different from the rest as they voted for Legislative Assembly and Borough Mayors rather than state congress and Governors since they technically aren't a state.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ab"Election Resources on the Internet: Federal Elections in Mexico".electionresources.org.Retrieved2018-10-25.
- ^"Both sides claim victory in Mexican state elections".2010-07-05.ISSN0307-1235.Retrieved2018-10-25.
- ^Brice, Arthur."Mexico's ruling party loses midterm elections".cnn.Retrieved2018-10-25.
- ^"FACT CHECK: How to Vote in Mexico".Snopes.Retrieved2018-10-25.
