Fox’s Election Ends Mexico’s Institutional Revolutionary Party Rule
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Government and Politics
- Subcategories: Politicians, Diplomats, Presidents, Prime Ministers, Elections, Voting
- Curriculum: Latin American History
- Geographical Location: Mexico
- Date: July 2, 2000
Article abstract: Charismatic self-made businessperson Vicente Fox, a member of the National Action Party (PAN), won Mexico’s presidential election, defeating the candidate of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), which had dominated Mexican politics since 1929.
An Upset Victory
In the July 2, 2000, Mexican presidential election, Vicente Fox, former governor of Guanajuato and candidate of the National Action Party (PAN), won 47.5 percent of the popular vote, while Francisco Labastida, the candidate of the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party...
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