Weekly Report - 12 July 2005

As this issue is going to press, the political committee of the opposition Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) will be holding a crucial meeting to determine who will take over the reins of the party when the current leader, Roberto Madrazo, steps down to seek nomination as the PRI's presidential candidate. According to the statutes, it should be Secretary-General Elba Esther Gordillo, Madrazo's arch-enemy. The Madrazo camp wants to avoid this at all costs, as it means allowing her to preside over the candidate selection process.