IFE's Leonardo Valdés criticizes PRD's method for selecting its 2012 candidate

IFE's Leonardo Valdés has done and said many things as head of IFE's general council (often referred to as IFE's "president") that I can't quite figure the logic behind.

Another recent example: Two days ago he declared that PRD's method of selecting its 2012 presidential candidate was "not included in its statutes" and appeared very critical of this.

Yet it should be well known, as PRD president  Jesús Zambrano points out in today's papers, that PRD's National Congress - its highest organ, which meets around every three years - decided just a few weeks ago to accept this method - and anyone can duly go to the PRD's home page (http://www.prd.org.mx/portal/) and find the party's basic documents and congress proceedings for themselves.

Hence, I don't quite get Valdés' opposition. To recall, Valdés was elected a councilor and then IFE president with the PRD's blessing - I am not so sure he enjoys the same level of support today. That is not a good thing ahead of the 2012 election season.

PRI: When a picture says more than a thousand words

From www.cazadorgrafico.com.mx, via La Jornada: PRI candidate for governor Fausto Vallejo Figueroa, literally giving money to supporters in Zicuirán, Michoacán:

From La Jornada

Josefina crushes Cordero, crushes Creel

From a Milenio poll: Josefina Vázquez Mota leads widely among the PAN contenders for 2012.

From Milenio

The left's poll is over - on Friday we'll know

Pushing the D-day forward a tad, Marcelo Ebrard informed that on the coming Friday 11.11.11, the results of the poll that is to decide the left's candidate for 2012, will be known - to them at least.

The poll has been done, and does not involve any of the parties - it was arranged by two polling companies, and the agreement - questions, technical organizations, etc - was decided by AMLO and Ebrard alone.

Two days to wait. At least.