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Weekly Report - 15 March 2018 (WR-18-10)
MEXICO: Anaya defiantly registers candidacy
“In the face of the factious, illegal, and cowardly use of the federal attorney general’s office [PGR], in the face of the attacks ordered from Los Pinos by [President Enrique] Peña Nieto, here we are.” With these words Ricardo Anaya formally registered his presidential candidacy for the Por México al Frente opposition coalition ahead of elections on 1 July. Anaya’s candidacy has been cast into doubt in recent weeks amid money laundering accusations levelled against him, which the PGR is currently investigating [WR-18-08]. But Anaya, who remains second in the polls, insists that this is part of a campaign by the federally ruling Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) to discredit him and that he will not pull out of the presidential race despite the probe. Anaya’s defiance and counter accusations are shaking up the contest.
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