PRI's resurgence, II

.... and an even better summary at Americas Quarterly on the PRI's victory by Patrick Corcoran, State Elections Solidify PRI’s Position in Mexico

PRI's resurgence covered in TIME

A very good summary article from TIME on the PRI's resurgence, by Ioan Grillo and Dolly Mascareñas:

Suddenly, Mexico's Old Ruling Party Rears a Youthful Face

No one is calling for PAN president's head, at least not yet

The PAN elite, represented by its National Political Commission, made it clear that it is not blaming the party's poor election results on its leader, Gustavo Madero, but rather offered its "unanimous" backing.

PRD and AMLO: Post-election reactions

While Guadalupe Acosta Naranjo and Luis Sánchez Jiménez accused AMLO of having much blame for the disastrous results this past Sunday, PRD leader Jesús Zambrano, still hopeful for some kind of reconciliation with  is former presidential candidate, called for not putting the blame on individuals. Alejandro Encinas also dismissed that AMLO had any blame.

AMLO himself said such criticism "doesn't even deserve a reflection, a reply."

Yet Marcelo Ebrard made it pretty clear what he felt: "Alejandro Encinas said he didn't want an alliance, we'll do it like this, well, here are the results...."