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Weekly Report - 10 December 2015 (WR-15-49)
MEXICO: Aguascalientes election boosts opposition
The extraordinary elections on 6 December for a seat in the federal chamber of deputies representing the state of Aguascalientes produced a clear victory for the right-wing opposition Partido Acción Nacional (PAN). The PAN looks set to secure a legislative seat that was awarded to the nationally ruling Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) in the original electoral contest held on 7 June before the results were formally challenged by the PAN. While this will not significantly change the composition of the 500-seat federal chamber of deputies, it provides a boost for the PAN ahead of next year’s gubernatorial elections. It also gives the wider opposition reason to believe that following last year’s politico-electoral reform, Mexico’s electoral authorities are now more up to scratch.
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