Mexico López Obrador Leads In Polls

Andres Manuel López Obrador, standing for the Partido de la Revolución Democrática (PRD), is still ahead of nearest rival Felipe Calderón of the ruling Partido Acción Nacional (PAN) party in the most recent newspaper poll for Mexico’s upcoming presidential elections. López Obrador leads Calderón by 34% to 22%. A poll carried out last week by a rival newspaper showed the candidates neck and neck at 29% and 28% respectively.