Mexico Political Update

July 2012

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Source: Newspaper “El Universal” with Official Data from the Electoral Federal Institute, July 8 th ,2012

Elections Results

12,786,647

19,226,784

15,896,999

1,150,662

Total 45,061,092

Presidential Votes

Presidential Official Results

Political Parties and Coalitions

Elections Results

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General Overview

Outline

Mexico is a Representative Democratic

Republic conformed by 32 Autonomous States

(31 States and one Federal District).

• Both the Federation and the States adjust to

the model for the division of powers and

separation of functions, divided into

Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Branch.

Source: Electoral Federal Institute, 2012

Political Organization

General Overview

• The Executive Branch is conformed by the President, elected by vote for a period of 6 years. Under no circumstance the President may be re-elected.

• The Legislative Branch is vested upon the Union Congress, formed by a Lower Chamber of 500 deputies and an Upper Chamber conformed by 128 senators.

• The Judicial Branch is vested upon the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation, made up by eleven ministers elected by the vote of two thirds of the Upper Chamber members.

• Elections must be carried out through universal, free, secret and direct voting.

Source: Electoral Federal Institute, 2012

Political Organization

General Overview

Countrywide Nominated Positions: 2,127

• President

• 500 Federal Deputies

• 128 Federal Senators

• 7 State Governors

• 579 Local Deputies

• 876 Councils

• 16 Delegation Councils (Mexico City)

• 20 Municipal Boards

Election Date: July 1st, 2012

Federal Pre-campaign Dec 18th – Feb 15th

Federal Inter Campaign Feb 16th – Mar 29th

Federal Campaign Mar 30th – Jun 27th

Elections July 1st

Entry President: Dec 1st Others: Sept 1st

Agenda 2011 - 2012

Source: Electoral Federal Institute, 2012

General Overview

New Alliance Party

National Action Party

Compromise for Mexico

Progressive Movement

Source: Senate of the Republic, 2012; Deputies Chamber, 2012; Newspaper “El Universal”, 2012.

Political Position: Center• Deputies: 141 / 500• Senators: 50 / 128

• Governors: 9 / 32 (3 PRD Coalition)Political Position: Center Right

• Deputies: 261 / 500• Senators: 41 / 128• Governors: 20 / 32Political Position: Left• Deputies: 90 / 500• Senators: 33 / 128

• Governors: 6 / 32 (3 PAN Coalition)Political Position: Center• Deputies: 7 / 500• Senators: 0 / 128• Governors: 0 / 32

Election 2012: Parties and Coalitions’ Current Situation

Political Parties and Coalitions

Institutional Revolutionary Party

National Action Party

Democratic Revolution Party

Others -

Governor Election -

Political Map April 2012

Source: www.eleccion2012mexico.com, 2012 and Newspaper “El Universal” 2012.

Political Parties and Coalitions

Josefina Vazquez Mota• Party: National Action Party• Education: Economy / Institutional Studies• Former Position: Minister of Education

• Book: Our Opportunity: a Mexico for Everyone, 2011.• Website: josefina.mx/

Enrique Peña Nieto• Party: Institutional Revolutionary Party• Education: Law / MBA• Former Position: Governor of State of Mexico

• Book: Mexico, the Great Hope, 2011.• Website:

www.enriquepenanieto.com/

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador• Party: Democratic Revolution Party• Education: Political Science • Former Position: Governor of Federal District

• Book: The Mafia that took over Mexico (2010).• Website: http://www.amlo.si/

Presidential Candidates

Gabriel Quadri De la Torre• Party: New Alliance• Education: Civil Engineering / Master in Economy• Former Position: General Manager Ecosecurities

• Book: Public Policies: Sustainability and Environment• Website:

www.nueva-alianza.org.mx/ Source: Newspaper “El Universal” 2012.

Political Parties and Coalitions

Source: Electoral Federal Institute, 2012

Percentual Budget per Party

$32,168,433.46

$52,538,959.12

$33,843,516.27

$8,716,067.32

Total $127,266,976.20

Monetary Budget per Party

Note: USDExchange Rate: $13.20 pesos / USD

Political Parties and Coalitions

Source: Newspaper “El Universal” with Official Data from the Electoral Federal Institute, July 8 th ,2012

Elections Results

12,786,647

19,226,784

15,896,999

1,150,662

Total 45,061,092

Presidential Votes

Presidential Official Results

Source: www.enriquepenanieto.com , 2012

Elections Results

During his first speech as a virtual winner of the

Presidential Elections, Enrique Peña Nieto celebrated the

professionalism, impartiality and strict compliance with

the law of the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE). He

stressed that on July 1st not a single person nor a Political

Party have won, but the democracy itself, all citizens and

Mexico.

The Winning Speech

Source: Newspaper “El Universal”, 2012

Elections Results

Both the National Action Party

and the Progressive Movement

Coalition requested a recount

even before the official count

was completed.

The Electoral Federal Institute

proceeded to recount 78,409

electoral packages, equivalent to

45,049,356 votes.

Votes Recount

Lopez Obrador, from the Progressive Movement

Coalition, has not accepted the victory of

Enrique Peña Nieto from the PRI Party. His

delegate at IFE pointed out that the PRI party

made payments to buy voters: the evidence lies

in more than 500 complaints before the

Electoral Crimes Prosecution Authority

(FEPADE).

Election Illegitimacy

Source: www.yosoy132media.org , 2012

Elections Results

#I am 132 Movement

The social movement Yo Soy #132 was created by students from many

universities in Mexico as a response to the voiceless promises of all the candidates and

the specifically against the campaign of Enrique Peña Nieto.

The movement has had an active participation before the Elections and

managed to organize a debate among the candidates. Peña Nieto did not attend this

debate.

The movement aims to “awake” the people towards an actual change, to

reject a world where a few ones win and the majority loses, and to realize that the

oppressive structures are trembling because the change is near. After the elections, the

movement did reject the electoral official results.

An Additional Opponent: The Students

Elections Results

On July 7th a vast manifestation conformed by

students, unionized workers, civil and social

organizations and general population protested at

the Mexican Central Square (Zocalo) during the so-

called “Manifestation against Imposition”. In the

meantime, PRD’s President announced that his

Party will support Lopez Obrador as far as the law

allows it: possible mobilizations ahead.

A Large Sector of Society consider Elections Results as an ”Imposition”

Source: Newspaper “El Universal”, 2012 and Opera Mundi, 2012.

Elections Results

Source: Newspaper “El Universal”, 2012.

Despite all protests and upcoming inquiries,

Enrique Peña Nieto defends its victory in the

past Elections and dismisses the fraud

accusations imposed to his Party, many of

them related to the distribution of coupons

as a way of buying voters.

He calls other parties for unity and

cooperation on behalf of Mexico’s new

political phase.

Reconcilation Speech

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