It is an island of anti-democracy. Cervera is a regional strongman, a throwback to the PRI's past. Although the Supreme Court ruled against Cervera, he managed to delay the installation of the election board until just six weeks before the vote, leaving election workers little time to organize the polling. Some poll workers have told the election watchdog organization Civic Front that they haven't received any training for tomorrow's election. Others said their training lasted 10 minutes.
Some voters say they are being enticed with cartons of beer and pieces of fresh meat.
Some PAN supporters apparently are resorting to illegal tactics, too. He worried about the implications of fraud on Election Day. If there is fraud here, it will demonstrate that we have not changed. The question of how much Mexico is changing has been on the minds of many people. There are doubts about whether the new president can deliver on promises to reduce poverty, improve education and deliver basic services such as electricity and water to rural Mexicans.