Article: PAN WINS BIG IN BAJA CALIFORNIA ELECTION, BUT LOSES GROUND IN AGUASCALIENTES; PRI SWEEPS OAXACA AMID HIGH ABSTENTIONISM.

The governing Partido Accion Nacional (PAN) retained control of Baja California state, scoring easy victories in the gubernatorial race, the mayoral elections in four of the five largest cities, and the state legislature in an election Aug. 5. The PAN's strong performance was balanced by a disappointing showing in the central state of Aguascalientes, where the ruling party lost control of several mayoral seats, including in the capital city, and the state legislature to the opposition Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI). The PRI also swept the state legislative elections in Oaxaca state in an election decided by only about one-third of the state's registered ...

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