With the backdrop of over 80 drug-cartel related deaths so far this year, citizens of Guerrero go to the polls Sunday, January 30 to elect a new governor.
The Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) held the governorship but the party's candidate Angel Aguirre is set for a tough fight with the Institutional Revolution Party (PRI) candidate Manuel Añorve.
The battle is seen as a potential pointer to the 2012 elections and big hitters from both the PRI and PRD have visited the state to aid their respective party. Indeed, there have even been complaints about the level of outside influence.
The PRD have complained about Enrique Peña Nieto's role in the campaign. Peña Nieto is likely to be the PRI candidate in 2012 and appeared on various television adverts in support of Añorve. In one (see below), Peña Nieto is joined by Jorge Campos, former national team goalkeeper, and ranchero singer Joan Sebastian.
Santiago Creel, senator from the National Action Party (PAN), didn't hold back in criticising what he calls the PRI's "dirty campaign" either. Creel accused the PRI of carrying out "the same old practices from the old regime," including channeling money to pressure people into voting and getting campaign funds from PRI state governors around the country.
Mexico City mayor and likely PRD candidate in 2012, Marcelo Ebrard has also recently visited Guerrero to garner support for his party.
The PAN have little chance in Guerrero and haven't been as active as other parties in bringing political heavyweights to the states.
A poll from El Universal newspaper from January 13 suggests that PRD candidate Aguirre is ahead of Prista Añorve by six percentage points. In the same poll, the PAN candidate only got four percent of the vote.
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