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On Nov. 11, on an electoral Sunday that yielded mixed results for the three major political parties and their allies, the center-left Partido de la Revolucion Democratica (PRD) narrowly retained the governorship of Michoacan state, while the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) consolidated its dominant position in Puebla and Tamaulipas states, and the governing Partido Accion Nacional (PAN) scored a surprisingly strong victory in the state legislative elections in Tlaxcala state. The PRD also won a slight majority of seats in the Michoacan state legislative elections, fending off a strong challenge from the PAN. The PRI defeated the PAN in mayoral elections in the largest cities in the four states, including Morelia, Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo, Reynosa, Ciudad Victoria, Puebla City, and Tlaxcala City. The PRD came in a distant third in those races.
The elections were marred by relatively low voter participation, charges of vote-buying, and allegations that drug-trafficking organizations provided funding or were involved in some way in the electoral campaigns in Michoacan and Tamaulipas. The two states are home to major drug-trafficking operations (see SourceMex, 2005-06-22, 2006-04-19, and 2007-07-26).
Observers said all three major parties engaged in the long-standing practice of bribing citizens to secure their vote. "One of the worst vices of our electoral tradition resurfaced [on Sunday], even though we had thought that we had left it behind with the advent of a more democratic system," said Yuria Sierra, a columnist for the Mexico City daily newspaper Excelsior. "The common denominator in Sunday's election was that the PAN, the PRD, and the PRI accused each other of engaging in this practice."
Voter turnout was low, about 50% in all four states. This was especially surprising in Michoacan, which had a...
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