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Weekly Report - 27 October 2011 (WR-11-43)
MEXICO: The PRD comes closer to breaking point
Normally, an internal row in the third biggest national party would merit only a cursory mention. Current events in the left-wing Partido de la Revolución Democrático (PRD), are likely, however, to have major bearing the presidential election scheduled for 1 July 2012. On 26 October, the PRD faction that is one-eyed in its support for Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a radical, deliberately made an example of Víctor Hugo Lobo, a key supporter of the more moderate mayor of Mexico City, Marcelo Ebrard. Ebrard was a protégé of López Obrador’s, but both are now competing for the position of standard bearer for the Left in the 2012 contest. So far, the two candidates have remained on cordial terms, but the latest row could change this and thus split the Left.
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