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Weekly Report - 23 July 2015 (WR-15-29)
MEXICO: Fraud allegations tarnish Chiapas elections
Municipal and legislative elections were held in Chiapas, one of Mexico’s poorest southern states, on 19 July. Governor Manuel Velasco Coelho, a member of the Partido Verde Ecologista de México (PVEM) and, at federal level, a close ally of the ruling Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI), appeared set to strengthen his control of the state, despite bitter claims of fraud from the opposition parties.
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