According to a recently published poll, a state official and a congresswoman lead the way towards the Mexicali Mayoral election of 2016.
Tijuana-based Website Plural.mx said state Secretary of Government Francisco Rueda leads the polls with 21 percent of voter preference.
The former Mayoral candidate and National Action Party (PAN) member is followed by Congresswoman Nancy Sánchez –a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party- with 19 percent.
Assemblyman Gustavo Sánchez -also a PAN member- is third with 16 percent and former Congressman David Pérez Tejada Padilla –a PRI member who ran for congress as a member of the Green Party- is fourth with 13 percent.
Former Congressman Andrés de la Rosa Anaya -another PAN member- is fifth with 11 percent.
Potential independent candidate Elvira Luna –who was a PAN member and former Assemblywoman- received 6 percent of the votes, while Assemblyman Alcibiades García –a member of the Citizen’s Movement Party-, got 4 percent of votes.
The Website said 385 questionnaires were applied November 23-29 in Mexicali for the poll.
According to Plural.mx, 35 percent of voters statewide said they would vote for an independent candidate, while 40 percent said no.
According to the results, the PAN would retain Mexicali and Rosarito, while the PRI would keep Tijuana, Ensenada, and Tecate.
Growth rate reported
The National Institute of Statistics and Geography –known as INEGI in Spanish- released recently a report about economic growth in 2014, and the results are not good for Baja California.
The Mexican agency said the state’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew last year just 0.2 percent, the fourth lowest nationwide.
The state of Sonora observed a growth of 0.1 percent while Baja California Sur and Campeche saw a decrease of 2.0 and 3.2 percent, respectively.
On the other side, Aguascalientes grew 11.3 percent, Querétaro 7.8 percent, Guanajuato 6.6 percent, Michoacán 6 percent, and Guerrero 5.5 percent.
The INEGI said the state contributes with 2.7 percent of Mexico’s primary activities –farming, fishing, and livestock, among others-, 2.9 percent of the nation’s industry –including oil activities-, and 2.7 percent of the country’s trade and services.
Lawmaker demands lower gas prices
A lawmaker who represents Baja California asked Mexican president to lower gas prices at the level sold at a Houston, Texas gas station the federal government owns.
Senator Víctor Hermosillo said along with six other colleagues –including former Governor Ernesto Ruffo- demanded from the Mexican government to reduce prices nationwide to increase competitiveness.
Recently, the government-owned Mexican Petroleum –also known as PEMEX in Spanish- announced the opening of a gas station at the Texan city that sold gas a lot lower than in Mexican soil.
The goal of the senator’s request is to set prices at the same level next year.
Senator Hermosillo said prices should not increase on 2016 over the inflation rate of 3 percent.
The Mexican government sets gas prices nationwide.
Sen. Hermosillo –a National Action Party member from Mexicali- said the reduction of gas prices might lead to an improvement of residents’ economy and competitiveness of the border region.
