In a 20 October 1999 telephone interview with the Research Directorate, an employee at the State Commission for the Party of Democratic Revolution (Partido de la Revolución Democrática, PRD) in the city of Guanajuato stated that the PRD municipal committee in León is located at No. 106, Ignacio Altamirano, Zona Centro. She also stated that the current president of the committee in León is David Martínez, who has occupied the post for about one year. The post was previously filled by Manuel Ramirez Funez (ibid.). She could not provide additional information on the PRD in León.

In June 1997, La Jornada reported that Pedro Medina Martínez, a former member of the National Action Party (PAN), would be the PRD candidate for municipal president of León for the July 1997 elections (18 June 1997).

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. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Comisión Estatal del Partido de la Revolución Democrática (PRD), Guanajuato, Mexico. 20 October 1999. Telephone interview with an employee.

La Jornada [Mexico]. 18 June 1997. Guanajuato: Huérfano del poder, el PRI cambia su imagen para lograr el voto." http://serpiente.dgsca.unam.mx/jornada/1997/ jun97/970618/guanajuato.html. [Accessed on 20 Oct. 1999]

Informador [Guadalajara]. 1997-1999.

La Jornada [Mexico]. 1995-1999.

Mexico NewsPak [Austin]. 1997-1998.

One source consulted could not provide information on the requested subject.

Electronic Sources: IRB Databases, LEXIS/NEXIS, WNC, Internet, including Websites of the PRD, the Instituto Federal Electoral and the Municipal Presidency of León, Guanajuato state.