Fundacion IDEA, 7/10/2009
On the 5th of July Mexico celebrated the conclusion of another midterm election that was distinguished not only by the return to power of the PRI, but by the large percentage of voter turnout.
The Preliminary Electoral Results Program (PREP) finished counting ballots on the 6th of July at 8:00 p.m. with information from more than 99.87% of voting centers. According to this information, though preliminary, the PRI will obtain 36.9% of the votes, the PAN 28.0%, and the PRD will receive 12.2%. Due to the election, the Social Democratic Party (PSD) lost its status as a national political party, and there was a notable presence of citizens participating in the blank ballot campaign (Voto Nulo) on a nation-wide level of 5.4%
Filed under: 2009 Elections, Media and Society, Politics and Elections | Tagged: Elections, Mexico, PAN, PRI
