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Mexico President-elect Pena Nieto’s win is weaker than expected

MEXICO CITY (MCT) — Mexico’s Institutional Revolutionary Party is marching back into the presidential palace bolstered by its control of a raft of state governorships and a good standing in Congress.

But its mandate is much shakier than the party had predicted before Sunday’s election, reflecting the nagging suspicions with which many Mexicans regard the PRI and complicating President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto’s ability to execute an ambitious reform program.

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