[20000928]RS20611_2000年7月2日墨西哥总统、立法和地方选举.pdf

Congressional Research Service ? The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS20611Updated September 28, 2000Mexicos Presidential, Legislative, and Local Elections of July 2, 2000(name redacted)Specialist in Latin American AffairsForeign Affairs, Defense, and Trade DivisionSummaryMexico held historic elections on July 2, 2000, that demonstrated Mexicosevolution toward fully democratic government since an opposition president was electedfor the first time in 71 years. Coming after a series of electoral reforms in the 1990s, theelections were supervised by independent and widely respected Mexican electoralauthorities, and were closely watched by party poll watchers, and domestic andinternational observers. Although polls suggested a close presidential race, final resultsshowed Vicente Fox of the conservative Alliance for Change (PAN and PVEM) winningstrongly, with 42.52% of the vote, over Francisco Labastida of the long-ruling, centristPRI, with 36.10% of the vote. President-elect Fox will take office on December 1, 2000.In the congressional elections, no party will have a majority in either chamber, althoughFoxs coalition will have the large