Who was tipped to win the Mexico City mayors race?
The Mexico City mayor’s race mirrored the presidential contest with five candidates were seeking the post. According to a poll published on 21 June, the frontrunner was Marcelo Ebrard of Mr Lopez Obrador’s Alliance for the Good of All, a coalition between the PRD, the Labour Party and the Convergence Party. Mr Ebrard was supported by 47% of those surveyed. His nearest rivals were Demetrio Sodi of the PAN, with 28%, and Beatriz Paredes, the Unity for the City (PRI/PVEM) candidate, with 21%. What were the main election issues? Mexico is a dynamic nation with the second largest population in Latin America and a diverse economy in which the oil industry plays a major role. But prosperity remains a dream for most Mexicans. Rural areas are often neglected and huge shanty towns ring the cities. The challenge for the new president will be to continue to promote economic growth while improving the living standards of tens of millions of poor Mexicans living in the countryside and urban shanties
