Weekly Report - 12 July 2005

Crucial legislative elections are still just under a year away, but the Partido Revolucionario Democrático (PRD) is in the grip of something close to panic at the prospect of losing its commanding position in congress. Voters appear to have deserted the PRD in droves, partly because it is seen as responsible for the country's economic downturn, but also because its current stable of leaders is unappealing.