The allegations come at an awkward time for the conservative party, in the run
up to the July 1 general elections – the first time a female candidate has
been put forward by PAN to bid for the presidency.
Josefina Vazquez Mota, a 51-year-old economist and devout Roman Catholic, won
a crucial primary earlier this month marking an important milestone for a
country where women were not granted the vote until 1953.
Mrs Vazquez Mota formally jumped into politics when she was elected to
Congress in 2000, part of a wave of political change that rolled across
Mexico as Vicente Fox of her National Action Party captured the presidency
and ended the 71-year hold on power of the PRI.
The PRI is not without its own alleged scandals with claims the party
intimidated voters with phone calls and a message in a newspaper threatening
to punish anyone who voted for non-PRI candidates.
There are also accusations that Mexican boxer Juan Manuel Marquez wore the
PRI’s logo on the left leg of his trunks during a match broadcast in Mexico
the day before the state vote.
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