CIAO DATE: 06/2010
July 2009
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
On July 5, Mexicans elected the five hundred members of the Chamber of Deputies (the lower house of Congress), six governors, and hundreds of mayors and local legislators throughout the country. At the midpoint of President Felipe Calderón’s term, the opposition Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) made important gains in the Chamber of Deputies, as well as in gubernatorial and local elections. The election results carry important implications for pending domestic reforms and for the 2012 presidential elections.
Resource link: Mexico's 2009 Midterm Elections: Winners and Losers [PDF] - 157K