Miguel de la Madrid wins Mexican election

Miguel de la Madrid, presidential candidate of Mexico's ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), won Sunday's elections by a wide margin, authorities said.

Political analysts attributed the record-breaking voter turnout to a field of seven candidates, five of them representing new parties including the communist Mexican United Socialist Party. Official results will be released after complaints about voting irregularities are investigated, officials said.

A former planning and budget minister, de la Madrid is expected to follow a more conservative financial policy than the current administration of Jose Lopez Portillo, by reducing inflation and budget deficits rather than aiming for rapid growth.

You've read 3 of 3 free articles. Subscribe to continue.
QR Code to Miguel de la Madrid wins Mexican election
Read this article in
https://www.csmonitor.com/1982/0706/070609.html
QR Code to Subscription page
Start your subscription today
https://www.csmonitor.com/subscribe
CSM logo

Why is Christian Science in our name?

Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that.

The Church publishes the Monitor because it sees good journalism as vital to progress in the world. Since 1908, we’ve aimed “to injure no man, but to bless all mankind,” as our founder, Mary Baker Eddy, put it.

Here, you’ll find award-winning journalism not driven by commercial influences – a news organization that takes seriously its mission to uplift the world by seeking solutions and finding reasons for credible hope.

Explore values journalism About us