1. Mexico Political
Update
July 2012
Nuricumbo + Partners
Audit • Finance • Risk • Strategy • Business Development
2. Elections Results
Presidential Official Results
Presidential Votes
12,786,647
19,226,784
15,896,999
1,150,662
Total 45,061,092
Source: Newspaper “El Universal” with Official Data from the Electoral Federal Institute, July 8th ,2012
3. Outline
1 General Overview
2 Political Parties and Coalitions
3 Elections Results
4 Contact
4. General Overview
Political Organization
Mexico is a Representative Democratic
Republic conformed by 32 Autonomous States
(31 States and one Federal District).
• Both the Federation and the States adjust to
the model for the division of powers and
separation of functions, divided into Executive,
Legislative, and Judicial Branch.
Source: Electoral Federal Institute, 2012
5. General Overview
Political Organization
• The Executive Branch is conformed by the President, elected by vote for a period of 6
years. Under no circumstance the President may be re-elected.
• The Legislative Branch is vested upon the Union Congress, formed by a Lower Chamber
of 500 deputies and an Upper Chamber conformed by 128 senators.
• The Judicial Branch is vested upon the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation, made up
by eleven ministers elected by the vote of two thirds of the Upper Chamber members.
• Elections must be carried out through universal, free, secret and direct voting.
Source: Electoral Federal Institute, 2012
6. General Overview
Countrywide Nominated Positions: 2,127
• President Agenda 2011 - 2012
Federal Pre-
• 500 Federal Deputies Dec 18th – Feb 15th
campaign
• 128 Federal Senators Federal Inter
Feb 16th – Mar 29th
• 7 State Governors Campaign
Federal
• 579 Local Deputies Mar 30th – Jun 27th
Campaign
• 876 Councils
Elections July 1st
• 16 Delegation Councils (Mexico City)
President: Dec 1st
• 20 Municipal Boards Entry
Others: Sept 1st
Election Date: July 1st, 2012
Source: Electoral Federal Institute, 2012
7. Political Parties and Coalitions
Election 2012: Parties and Coalitions’ Current Situation
Political Position: Center
• Deputies: 141 / 500
National Action Party
• Senators: 50 / 128
• Governors: 9 / 32 (3 PRD Coalition)
Political Position: Center Right
• Deputies: 261 / 500
Compromise for Mexico
• Senators: 41 / 128
• Governors: 20 / 32
Political Position: Left
Progressive • Deputies: 90 / 500
Movement • Senators: 33 / 128
• Governors: 6 / 32 (3 PAN Coalition)
Political Position: Center
• Deputies: 7 / 500
New Alliance Party
• Senators: 0 / 128
• Governors: 0 / 32
Source: Senate of the Republic, 2012; Deputies Chamber, 2012; Newspaper “El Universal”, 2012.
8. Political Parties and Coalitions
Political Map April 2012
Institutional
Revolutionary Party
National Action Party
Democratic Revolution
Party
Others -
Governor Election -
Source: www.eleccion2012mexico.com, 2012 and Newspaper “El Universal” 2012.
9. Political Parties and Coalitions
Presidential Candidates
Josefina Vazquez Mota • Book: Our Opportunity: a
• Party: National Action Party Mexico for Everyone, 2011.
• Education: Economy / Institutional Studies • Website: josefina.mx/
• Former Position: Minister of Education
Enrique Peña Nieto • Book: Mexico, the Great
• Party: Institutional Revolutionary Party Hope, 2011.
• Education: Law / MBA • Website:
• Former Position: Governor of State of Mexico www.enriquepenanieto.com/
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador • Book: The Mafia that took
• Party: Democratic Revolution Party over Mexico (2010).
• Education: Political Science • Website: http://www.amlo.si/
• Former Position: Governor of Federal District
Gabriel Quadri De la Torre • Book: Public Policies:
• Party: New Alliance Sustainability and Environment
• Education: Civil Engineering / Master in Economy • Website: www.nueva-
• Former Position: General Manager Ecosecurities alianza.org.mx/
Source: Newspaper “El Universal” 2012.
10. Political Parties and Coalitions
Percentual Budget per Party
Monetary Budget per Party
$32,168,433.46
$52,538,959.12
$33,843,516.27
$8,716,067.32
Total $127,266,976.20
Note: USD
Exchange Rate: $13.20 pesos / USD
Source: Electoral Federal Institute, 2012
11. Elections Results
Presidential Official Results
Presidential Votes
12,786,647
19,226,784
15,896,999
1,150,662
Total 45,061,092
Source: Newspaper “El Universal” with Official Data from the Electoral Federal Institute, July 8th ,2012
12. Elections Results
The Winning Speech
During his first speech as a virtual winner of the
Presidential Elections, Enrique Peña Nieto celebrated the
professionalism, impartiality and strict compliance with
the law of the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE). He
stressed that on July 1st not a single person nor a Political
Party have won, but the democracy itself, all citizens and
Mexico.
Source: www.enriquepenanieto.com , 2012
13. Elections Results
Votes Recount Election Illegitimacy
Both the National Action Party
and the Progressive Movement
Lopez Obrador, from the Progressive Movement
Coalition requested a recount
Coalition, has not accepted the victory of
even before the official count
Enrique Peña Nieto from the PRI Party. His
was completed.
delegate at IFE pointed out that the PRI party
The Electoral Federal Institute made payments to buy voters: the evidence lies
proceeded to recount 78,409 in more than 500 complaints before the
electoral packages, equivalent to Electoral Crimes Prosecution Authority
45,049,356 votes. (FEPADE).
Source: Newspaper “El Universal”, 2012
14. Elections Results
An Additional Opponent: The Students
#I am 132 Movement
The social movement Yo Soy #132 was created by students from many
universities in Mexico as a response to the voiceless promises of all the candidates and
the specifically against the campaign of Enrique Peña Nieto.
The movement has had an active participation before the Elections and managed to
organize a debate among the candidates. Peña Nieto did not attend this debate.
The movement aims to “awake” the people towards an actual change, to reject a world
where a few ones win and the majority loses, and to realize that the oppressive
structures are trembling because the change is near. After the elections, the movement
did reject the electoral official results.
Source: www.yosoy132media.org , 2012
15. Elections Results
A Large Sector of Society consider Elections Results as an ”Imposition”
On July 7th a vast manifestation conformed by
students, unionized workers, civil and social
organizations and general population protested at
the Mexican Central Square (Zocalo) during the so-
called “Manifestation against Imposition”. In the
meantime, PRD’s President announced that his
Party will support Lopez Obrador as far as the law
allows it: possible mobilizations ahead.
Source: Newspaper “El Universal”, 2012 and Opera Mundi, 2012.
16. Elections Results
Reconcilation Speech
Despite all protests and upcoming inquiries,
Enrique Peña Nieto defends its victory in the
past Elections and dismisses the fraud
accusations imposed to his Party, many of
them related to the distribution of coupons
as a way of buying voters.
He calls other parties for unity and
cooperation on behalf of Mexico’s new
political phase.
Source: Newspaper “El Universal”, 2012.