Mexico’s traditional parties, decisively punished by the electorate in July’s general election, are preparing for life as a minority opposition. The ruling Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI), the right-wing opposition Partido Acción Nacional (PAN), and the left-wing Partido de la Revolución Democrática (PRD) not only missed out on the presidency but also won fewer seats between them in the federal congress than the populist leftist Movimiento Regeneración Nacional (Morena) of President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador. The chastening defeat led to the resignation of the presidents of the three main parties and the start of a process of political renewal as they try to reinvent themselves. The PAN will hold its internal party election this week.End of preview - This article contains approximately 1228 words.
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