Colima state election, 2009
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A local election is scheduled to be held in the Mexican state
of Colima
on Sunday, July 5, 2009. Voters will go to the polls to elect, on the local level:
States of Mexico
The United Mexican States is a federal republic formed by 32 federal entities .According to the Constitution of 1917, the states of the federation are free and sovereign. Each state has their own congress and constitution, while the Federal District has only limited autonomy with a local Congress...
of Colima
Colima
Colima is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It shares its name with its capital and main city, Colima....
on Sunday, July 5, 2009. Voters will go to the polls to elect, on the local level:
- the Governor of ColimaGovernor of ColimaAccording to the Political Constitution of the Free and Sovereign State of Colima, the exercise of the Executive Power of this Mexican entity is placed in a single individual, called the Constitutional Governor of the Free and Sovereign State of Colima who is chosen for a period of 6 years and is...
- municipal presidentsMunicipalities of ColimaThe Mexican state of Colima is divided into ten municipalities :...
(mayors) to serve for a three-year term. - Local deputies to serve for a three-year term in the Congress of ColimaCongress of ColimaThe Congress of the State of Colima is the legislative branch of the government of the State of Colima. The Congress of Colima is an unicameral legislature....
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Gubernatorial election
Eithg national parties and one local party will participate in the gubernatorial election.| Party | | Candidato | |
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| PAN National Action Party (Mexico) The National Action Party , is one of the three main political parties in Mexico. The party's political platform is generally considered Centre-Right in the Mexican political spectrum. Since 2000, the President of Mexico has been a member of this party; both houses have PAN pluralities, but the... -ADC Colima Democratic Association The Colima Democratic Association , known by the acronym ADC, is a political party from the State of Colima, Mexico.... |
Martha Sosa Govea Leticia Sosa Martha Leticia Sosa Govea is a Mexican politician from Colima affiliated to the National Action Party who has served as municipal president of the city of Manzanillo and as Senator.... |
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| PRI Institutional Revolutionary Party The Institutional Revolutionary Party is a Mexican political party that held power in the country—under a succession of names—for more than 70 years. The PRI is a member of the Socialist International, as is the rival Party of the Democratic Revolution , making Mexico one of the few... -PANAL New Alliance Party (Mexico) The New Alliance Party is one of the newest political parties in Mexico.Its creation was proposed by the Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación , the largest trade union in Latin America, led by Elba Esther Gordillo, the controversial former general secretary of the Institutional... |
Mario Anguiano Moreno Mario Anguiano Moreno Mario Anguiano Moreno is a Mexican politician and member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party. Moreno has served as the Governor of Colima since November 2, 2009. Was Municipal president of the City of Colima, Colima capital regaining his party after the mandate of the PAN Leoncio Morán Sánchez... |
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| PRD Party of the Democratic Revolution The Party of the Democratic Revolution is a democratic socialist party in Mexico and one of 2 Mexican affiliates of the Socialist International... -PSD Social Democratic Party (Mexico) The Social Democratic Party was a short-lived Mexican political party.The party's first name was Social Democratic and Peasant Alternative Party but on May 2007 changed its name to Social Democratic Alternative Party, and in 2008 changed once again to simply Socialdemocratic... |
Alberto Ochoa Manzur | |
| PT Labor Party (Mexico) The Labor Party is a nationally recognized political party in Mexico. It was founded on December 8, 1990. The party is currently led by Alberto Anaya.... |
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| PVEM Ecologist Green Party of Mexico The Ecologist Green Party of Mexico is one of the six political parties to have representation in the Mexican Congress. The party's congressional strength currently stands at 17 deputies and five senators .-Elections 2000:... |
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| Convergence Convergence (Mexico) Convergence is a political party in Mexico. It was previously known as Convergence for Democracy but the party assembly decided, in August 2002, to adopt the shorter form of its name.Convergence was founded as a "national political grouping" in 1997... |
Gabriel Salgado Aguilar | |