Information on Alfredo del Mazo, the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) candidate for Mexico City mayor during the July 1997 elections, including information on the election and his biography [MEX28267.E]

A 4 March 1997 Dallas Morning News report and a 1997 Mexico Human Rights Network report state that Alfredo del Mazo was chosen by the PRI as its mayoral candidate for Mexico City. The Mexico Human Rights Network report adds that del Mazo was the first mayoral candidate to be elected by the PRI in its history (ibid.). Del Mazo obtained 141 votes, while his two other contenders obtained 26 and 22 votes respectively (ibid.).
Information on del Mazo's vision of Mexico City's future can be found in the attached 21 February 1997 The News report, while information on his "Proposal for Platform of Government," an outline on how training programs, day-care centres and health clinics will be paid for, can be found in the attached 1 June 1997 San Antonio Express-News report

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According to a 4 July 1997 Austin American-Statesman report, Cuauhtemoc Cardenas of the Party of Democratic Revolution (PRD) had support of 48 per cent of registered voters just days before the election, while del Mazo was trailing behind with 23.3 per cent. Following the 7 July 1997 elections, two media sources reported that Cardenas won the mayoral race with nearly twice as much support as his PRI contender del Mazo (AP 7 July 1997; Manchester Guardian Weekly 13 July 1997). Please consult the attached Austin-American Statesman and Manchester Guardian Weekly reports for additional information on the July 1997 elections.

Both the Mexico Human Rights Network report and an Elector 97's Candidate Profile of del Mazo state that he was Governor of Mexico state from 1981 to 1986, and the director of Mexico's Institute of the National Fund for Workers Housing (INFONAVIT) from 1995 to 1997. Please consult these two attached documents for additional biographical information on Alfredo del Mazo.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.

References


The Associated Press (AP). 7 July 1997. Julie Watson. "AP Photo MTY103, 106." (NEXIS)

Austin American-Statesman. 4 July 1997. Susan Ferris. "Mexico City Mayoral Race May End in Left Turn Sunday; Mexican Mayoral." (NEXIS)

Dallas Morning News. 4 March 1997. Laurence Iliff. "Ballot for Mexico City Mayoral Race is Complete." (Mexico NewsPak [Austin, Tex.] 24 Feb.- 9 Mar. 1997, Vol. 5, No. 2)

Elector 97. 1997. Candidate Profiles: Alfredo del Mazo González: PRI Candidate for Executive Chief of Federal District. [Internet] http://www.elector.com. mx/ shp07.htm [Accessed 17 Nov. 1997].

Manchester Guardian Weekly. 13 July 1997. Phil Gunson. "Mexico City Falls as PRI Loses its Grip." (NEXIS)

Mexico Human Rights Network [Mexico City]. 1997. "PRI Picks its Candidate for Mexico City Race." [Internet] http://www.mhrn.org.uk/reports1.htm [Accessed 17 Nov. 1997]

The News [Dayton, OH]. Agnes T. Crane. 21 February 1997. "Del Mazo Inaugurates Campaign Offering Vision of Federal District Future." (NEXIS)

San Antonio Express-News. 1 June 1997. Philip True. "Mexico City Mayor's Race Could Shake Up Everybody." (Mexico NewsPak [Austin, Tex.] 2 June-15 June 1997, Vol. 5, No. 9.

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Austin American-Statesman. 4 July 1997. Susan Ferris. "Mexico City Mayoral Race May End in Left Turn Sunday; Mexican Mayoral." (NEXIS)

Dallas Morning News. 4 March 1997. Laurence Iliff. "Ballot for Mexico City Mayoral Race is Complete." (Mexico NewsPak [Austin, Tex.] 24 Feb.- 9 Mar. 1997, Vol. 5, No. 2, p. 4)

Elector 97. 1997. Candidate Profiles: Alfredo del Mazo González: PRI Candidate for Executive Chief of Federal District. [Internet] http://www.elector.com. mx/ shp07.htm [Accessed 17 Nov. 1997].

Manchester Guardian Weekly. 13 July 1997. Phil Gunson. "Mexico City Falls as PRI Loses its Grip." (NEXIS)

Mexico Human Rights Network [Mexico City]. 1997. "PRI Picks its Candidate for Mexico City Race." [Internet] http://www.mhrn.org.uk/reports1.htm [Accessed 17 Nov. 1997]

The News [Dayton, OH]. Agnes T. Crane. 21 February 1997. "Del Mazo Inaugurates Campaign Offering Vision of Federal District Future." (NEXIS)

San Antonio Express-News. 1 June 1997. Philip True. "Mexico City Mayor's Race Could Shake Up Everybody." (Mexico NewsPak [Austin, Tex.] 2 June-15 June 1997, Vol. 5, No. 9, p. 4)