Yeidckol Polevnsky Gurwitz (b. January 25, 1958 in Mexico City

Mexico City

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 as Citlali Ibáñez Camacho) is a Mexican

Mexican people

Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....

 entrepreneur

Entrepreneur

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 and current Senator. In 2005 she was nominated by the Party of the Democratic Revolution

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...

 (PRD) as the State of México

Mexico (state)

México , officially: Estado Libre y Soberano de México is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of the United Mexican States. It is divided in 125 municipalities and its capital city is Toluca de Lerdo....

 governor candidate

México state election, 2005

A gubernatorial election was held in the State of México on Sunday, 3 July 2005.Voters in Mexico's most populous state went to the polls to elect a governor to replace former incumbent Arturo Montiel Rojas of the Institutional Revolutionary Party ....

. She lost to Enrique Peña Nieto

Enrique Peña Nieto

Enrique Peña Nieto is a Mexican politician. A member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party , he served as governor of the State of Mexico from 2005 to 2011. On September 19, 2011, he announced his candidacy in the 2012 Mexican presidential election to succeed Felipe Calderón...

 of the 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...

.

Polevnsky studied psychology

Psychology

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 at the Universidad Anáhuac in Mexico City. She has served various positions inside the Cámara Nacional de la Industria de la Transformación ("CANACINTRA"), including a period in 2002 as first woman president.

In the 2006 general election

Mexican general election, 2006

A general election was held in Mexico on Sunday, July 2, 2006. Voters went to the polls to elect, on the federal level:*A new President of the Republic to serve a six-year term, replacing then Mexican President Vicente Fox .*500 members to serve for a...

 she supported the presidential campaign of Andrés Manuel López Obrador

Andrés Manuel López Obrador

Andrés Manuel López Obrador , also known as AMLO or El Peje, is a Mexican politician who held the position of Head of Government of the Federal District from 2000 to 2005, before resigning in July 2005 to contend the 2006 presidential election, representing the unsuccessful Coalition for the Good...

 and was elected to the Senate

Senate of Mexico

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, representing the state of México for the PRD.

Controversy over conflict of interest

In November 2010, according to the Mexico City's El Universal newspaper, she was embroiled on a scandal after a controversial vote on the upper chamber which favored tobacco

Tobacco

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 companies, since her daughter works for one of the largest.

In the incident, Senator Polevnsky voted against the legislative reform to increase cigarette prices, and therefore in favor of tobacco companies. It was later revealed that her daughter—Shirley Camacho Almaguer—worked as manager of External Communications Mexico for British American Tobacco

British American Tobacco

British American Tobacco p.l.c. is a global tobacco company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world’s second largest quoted tobacco company by global market share , with a leading position in more than 50 countries and a presence in more than 180 countries...

 (BAT), a Mexican-British company responsible for the Mexican operations of the Kent

Kent

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, Camel

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, Dunhill

Dunhill

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 Viceroy

Viceroy

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, Lucky Strike

Lucky Strike

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, Raleigh, Alas and Montana brands. She denied and wrong doing, allegedly responding that his vote had nothing to do with her daughter's job. On the contrary, she said that having been leader of the Mexican National Chamber of Industry, she could understand the uncertainty experienced by industry. Polevnsky insisted on denying any conflict of interest. "Her work does not influence my work," referring to both her job and of her sibling.