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Weekly Report - 29 August 2006
MEXICO: Lineup in congress becomes decisive
For the first time ever, the ruling Partido Acción Nacional (PAN) has
become the leading force in congress. The leftist Partido de la Revolución
Democrática (PRD) has moved up to second place in the lower chamber, and the
long-ruling Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) has slipped to an
ignominious third.
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