2012 Mexican Presidential Elections

2012 Mexiçan Presidential Elections The 2012 Mexican presidential election is July 1 and the PRD winner will assume office on December 1. Andrés Manuel López Obrador Candidate for the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD), also known as AMLO, he was a founding member of the PRD. His previous VOTE political positions include serving as the There are mayor of Mexico City from 2000-2006. 79,454,802 Mexicans registered to vote 100% - Enrique Peña Nieto Candidate for the Institutional Voter turnout has been on the 64% Revolutionary Party (PRI). His previous political positions include numerous roles within the state's political party structure and serving as governor of the State of Mexico from 2005-2011. 50% decline in recent elections. Analysts expect voter turnout will be similar to 2006 (59%). 25% 1994 2000 2006 2012 #YO SOY Social Media and the Elections 132 The #YoSoy 132 Movement began on May 11, when Peña Nieto visited the Universidad Iberoamericana and was jeered by students, who accused him of being a candidate "manufactured" by the powerful Televisa network. Peña Nieto and media pundits downplayed the incident, accusing the students of being agitators. alianza Gabriel Quadri de la Torre Candidate for Nueva Alianza (PANAL). His previous political positions include serving as an advisor to the National Institute of Ecology under President Ernesto Zedillo (1994-2000). chief of the External Financing sector at the Banco de México, as well as headed many The students counterattacked by making a YouTube video using 131 students, once the video went viral the campaign evolved into the "Yo soy 132" (I Am 132) movement when students from other E 78.488 Twitter followers universities joined the protests with the help of f 79,785 Facebook likes Twitter and Facebook. How will these facts affect the election? environmental causes. PAN 60,000 people have died since President Calderón (PAN) Up until 2000, PRI ruled took office and declared war on drug traffickers in 2006 Josefina Vázquez Mota Candidate for the National Action Party (PAN), her previous political positions include serving as a federal deputy from 2000-2003, the first female secretary of "72% for years, this has been known for its history of corruption period Social Development under President Vicente Fox, and education secretary under President Felipe Calderón. Created by : Hispanically Speaking News The Hispanically Speaking News (HS News) site, found at www.hs-news.com, is an independent online daily news site and virtual cultural center where we create and publish valuable, timely and culturally sensitive content all peppered with some spicy wit to keep you engaged, informed and connected. Our niche news site is here for you with relevant news about and for Hispanics. Source: Americas Society/Council of the Americas