Yucatán state election, 2007
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A local election will be held in the Mexican state of Yucatán on Sunday, May 20, 2007. Voters will go to the polls to elect, on the local level:
- A new Governor of Yucatán to serve for a six-year term.
- 106 municipal presidents (mayors) to serve for a three-year term.
- 25 local deputies (15 by the first-past-the-post system and 10 by proportional representation) to serve for a three-year term in the Congress of Yucatán.
[edit] Gubernatorial Election
Nine political parties will participate in the 2007 Yucatán state election, originally three parties (PRD, C and PT) decided to run together as a coalition but on February 11, 2007 the PRD decided to withdraw their support to the Convergence-Labor Party candidate.
| Party/Alliance | Candidate | |
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PAN–PANAL | Xavier Abreu Sierra |
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PRI–PVEM–PAY | Ivonne Ortega Pacheco |
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Party of the Democratic Revolution | Héctor Herrera Álvarez |
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Todos Somos Yucatán (C, PT) |
Ana Rosa Payán |
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Social Democratic and Peasant Alternative Party | Jorge Lizcano Esperón |
