Mexican newspapers have charged voter fraud. So they have to be denounced not only in the newspapers, but at the prosecutor's office. Until now, we had only nine formal complaints. There is no policy of this kind at the party. For the first time in Mexico's history, the strongest party has to compete.
Candidates now get equal television time.
The PRI was founded in 1929 as an alliance of rival factions from the post-revolutionary army and has long monopolized Mexican life. In its first few decades, the party straightened out the nation's finances, built thousands of schools and clinics, and generally raised living standards. PAN was formed nine years later by Catholic intellectuals opposed to the land reform and other policies they considered to be socialist. Since its inception PAN has always been the most important opposition party. But it had little influence during its first 50 years.