[DOC] [TLE] Mexico - Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) - Country Studies [PAR] The PRI, Mexico's "official" party, was the country's preeminent political 
organization from 1929 until the early 1990s. .... allowing the party to win the July 
1988 presidential election, the 1988 vote was a major psychological blow to the 
ruling party. ... The PRI received its lowest margin of victory ever, a dubious 50.7 
percent of... [DOC] [TLE] Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) - Wikipedia [PAR] The Institutional Revolutionary Party is a Mexican political party founded in 1929, 
that held ... Along with its rival, the left-wing PRD (Party of the Democratic 
Revolution), ... From 1929 to 1982, the PRI won every presidential election by 
well over 70 ... alliances necessary for the PRI's long-term survival, splitting the 
party into... [DOC] [TLE] 1988 election [PAR] Mexico's ruling party claimed victory early yesterday following the country's most 
... would likely win by the smallest margin in PRI history, far below the previous 
record low of ... Indeed, the PRI had to delay its normal election-day fiesta. ..... to 
secure victory for the long-ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party, and they said 
that... [DOC] [TLE] Institutional Revolutionary Party - PRI - Partido Revolucionario ... [PAR] Sep 7, 2011 ... The PRI, Mexico's "official" party, was the country's preeminent political .... the 
party to win the July 1988 presidential election, the 1988 vote was a major ... The 
PRI received its lowest margin of victory ever, a dubious 50.7 percent of all ... 
Chiapas has long been a treasury of reliable votes for the PRI, but the... [DOC] [TLE] Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) | political party, Mexico ... [PAR] PRI Mexican political party that dominated the country's political institutions from 
its ... In 1988 opposition candidates won 4 of the 64 Senate seatsthe first time 
in 59 ... was by the narrowest margin ever and aroused allegations from all of the 
country's ... election in Baja California Norteits first gubernatorial loss ever. [DOC] [TLE] Dark Horse Cardenas to Bid Again for Mexico's Presidency - latimes [PAR] Feb 6, 1993 ... Cuauhtemoc Cardenas, who split from the ruling party to challenge Carlos 
Salinas de Gortari in the bitterly fought 1988 presidential election, on Friday 
announced a ... his would be "the candidacy of the democratic forces of the 
country. ... vote--the lowest margin of victory for any PRI presidential candidate. [DOC] [TLE] History Is Not On The Democrats' Side In 2016 - The Federalist [PAR] Sep 4, 2014 ... If Hillary Clinton wins the presidency in 2016, it will be a historically ... in five of 
the last six elections, and like Republicans in the years of their dominance of ... 
Given the narrow margin for error enjoyed by President Obama in 2012, ... class 
and distaste for permanent ruling parties is also an ingrained factor. [DOC] [TLE] Repression and One-Party Rule in Mexico - Multinational Monitor [PAR] Approaching the 1988 presidential elections, the ruling establishment expected 
its choice, Carlos Salinas, to win the presidency by a safe margin. [DOC] [TLE] The 2000 National Elections in Mexico | ReVista [PAR] Before each election since 1988, a significant proportion of voters strongly 
criticized ... gap in the Mexican electorate, as there had appeared in other 
countries? ... a convincing and uncontested margin; the party earned its lowest 
ever share of the ... both chambers had long been controlled by the PRI, to 
divided government... [DOC] [TLE] Voting for Autocracy - Cambridge University Press [PAR] Like the Mexican PRI, many other autocracies have perpetuated their rule in spite 
of regular ... Front (ZANU-PF),3 has won all of the elections since 1980 by large 
margins. ... Organization (UMNO), which has dominated the country's politics 
since 1957. ... These long-ruling hegemonic-party regimes constitute one of the 
most... [DOC] [TLE] Paper on endogenous institutional change in Mexico [PAR] It sustains its dominance simply because it is the largest electoral force. ... In the 
1988 presidential elections the left-wing opposition parties came together in ... 
With

Question: Long the ruling party in this country, the PRI won the 1988 election by its lowest margin ever
Answer: Mexico