President of Mexico, Enrique Pena Nieto's economic reform plans hanging in the balance on Sunday that his party and the conservative opposition claimed a victory in the state election, can not shake the fragile bipartisan coalition in Congress .
Nearly half of Mexico's 31 states holding elections for local councils and municipal governments combined, but all eyes are on the Baja California Sur, in the state of the conservative National Action Party (PAN) stronghold governor's race.
PAN and Pena Nieto of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) said they had at 18:00 local time, shortly after the close of poll, won the country.
This raises the so-called "contract" Mexico, "Pena Nieto and the opposition leaders to work together to achieve reform in December tensions possibilities.
PAN victory in Baja California could prove useful Pena Nieto than his own party's victory, if it helps to strengthen the Agreement.
Pan runaway Mexico in last year's presidential elections, now is the third force in Parliament. But Pena Nieto, to enable them on board by promoting state-owned oil giant Pemex plans to overhaul and taxation systems.
Baja California's last remaining bastions of PAN, and the first to win 24 years ago from the PRI state. This proves that Pan himself president in 2000 after 71 consecutive years of rule by the PRI is an important stepping stone.
In Baja California during the campaign, Mr. POON repeatedly accused the PRI trying to steal the election bribery, they warned that any signs of possible fraud skylight State Treaty.
Two PAN chairman Gustavo Madero and his PRI counterpart, said on Sunday night, their candidate won the governor's office, but there is no independent predictor winners. Electoral authorities are expected to provide a preliminary forecast, from 23:00 ET.
Several hours before the polls closed in Baja California Sur, Mexico Madero had asked him how the future of the treaty, and said: "I can say is the need to agree on is that there are still, it is still imperative to Mexico . "
A survey late last month of the Pan PRI Baja California, California, bordering the eight-point lead.
Violence
Pan's image has been hurt the public, petty Since last year's fiasco, when voters punish the party failed to stop the violence warring drug cartels since 2007 has killed more than 70,000 lives infighting between.
Bloodshed has continued under the rule of Pena Nieto, the campaign was marred some of the candidate's murder, a PAN legislator called "the most violent" Mexican history.
Jesus Serrano, leftist Democratic Revolution Party (PRD), chairman of the other major political parties Pena Nieto's agreement, the Administration clean kill, but also took his life, his party activists.
"An important part of the country, organized crime PRI candidate in favor, Zambrano said."
PRI has always insisted on rejecting the accusations.
Last weekend in Veracruz, one belonging to PRI and PRD two other militants were killed.
If the PAN lost Madero in California under the leadership of the party, it may be threatened. This in turn could threaten the agreement - in fact not lost on Mexican Pena Nieto hope to revive the economy.
The most convenient thing would be to win Pan, Pedro said: "Fair, 32, working lawyer who supports PRI." What I want is what they focus on creating jobs, and I've been looking for for a year. "
The agreement has been pushed up a wide-reaching educational reform and big shake-up competition in the telecommunications industry through Congress, designed to stimulate bank lending, expected in the coming weeks through a separate bill.
Pena Nieto hope, but the central planks in order to improve economic growth averaging less than 2-6% growth rate, since the beginning of the millennium reforms to strengthen tax and open up more private investment company Pemex.
These measures may be in doubt, if the agreement falls apart.
Panmadeluo post-election struggle laid the foundation for sustenance of the PRI ticket, allegations of fraud and corruption in Mexico during the campaign, a huge map.
PRI President Cesar Camacho said many accusations are unfounded and made to discredit the ruling party. He leveled his accusations, police intimidation of voters support the Baja California PRI.
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