Mexican President’s party wins congressional electionJune 8, 2015 - 09:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto's party won congressional elections on Sunday, June 7, retaining its simple majority despite protests and falling approval ratings, according to preliminary results, AFP reports. The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) is expected to win between 29.87 and 30.85 percent of the ballots, followed by the conservative National Action Party with 21.47-22.7 percent, said National Electoral Institute president Lorenzo Cordova. The result would leave the PRI with between 196 and 203 seats in the 500-member lower chamber of Congress, fewer than the current 207 it won in the 2012 elections. But its Green Party ally is tipped to increase its representation after securing around seven percent of the vote, resulting in 41 to 48 seats. Another ally, the New Alliance, would get nine to 12 seats. The biggest loser is the leftist Democratic Revolution Party (PRD), which fell from 18.4 percent in 2012 to around 11-12 percent on Sunday. The PRD has been hit by infighting. Two-time presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador formed his own party, Morena, which won around nine percent of the vote. The party has also struggled since a PRD mayor was arrested and accused of ordering police in the Guerrero state town of Iguala to confront college students last year. Prosecutors say the officers abducted 43 students and handed them over to a drug gang, which slaughtered them. Related links: Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |