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Josefina Vazquez Mota waves a National Action Party (PAN) flag ...
Feb 6th, 2012
(Reuters) - Josefina Vazquez Mota waves a National Action Party (PAN) flag after winning the primary election to be the party’s candidate for president, in Mexico City February 5, 2012. Voters from Mexico's ruling conservative party selected Vazquez Mota as their first woman presidential candidate on Sunday, choosing a former education minister to battle the opposition's nominee, who has a big lead in the polls, ahead of the July 1 general election. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido (MEXICO - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) -
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