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In a somewhat surprising move, the Senate easily confirmed Arturo Chavez to replace Eduardo Medina Mora as federal attorney general despite strong criticisms about his record as chief prosecutor in Chihuahua state during the 1990s. Chavez was confirmed by a vote of 78-27 with overwhelming support form the governing Partido Accion Nacional (PAN), the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI), and the Partido Verde Ecologista Mexicano (PVEM). The center-left Partido de la Revolucion Democratica (PRD) and the Partido del Trabajo (PT) cast the nay votes.
Calderon nominated Chavez following strong controversy regarding Medina Mora's tenure as head of the Procuraduria General de la Republica (PGR). Medina Mora, who resigned in early September as part of a partial overhaul of Calderon's Cabinet, was strongly criticized for his failure to curb drug-related violence (see SourceMex, 2009-09-09).
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Chavez, who served in a border state at the forefront of the war against drugs, was seen as a capable prosecutor who could make...
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