Alianza Fidelidad por Veracruz
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The Alianza Fidelidad por Veracruz ("Fidelity Alliance for Veracruz"; AFV) was an electoral coalition in the Mexican state of Veracruz
.
The AFV was formed to fight the state and local elections of 2 September 2007 and was led by the Institutional Revolutionary Party
(PRI) in alliance with the Ecologist Green Party of Mexico
(PVEM), the Social Democratic and Peasant Alternative Party (PSD) and the New Alliance Party
(PANAL).
However, in some electoral districts and municipalities
, PANAL and the PSD withdrew from the Alliance and fielded its own candidates.
The coalition won 155 of the 212 municipal president
ial races being fought in the election.
Veracruz
Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is...
.
The AFV was formed to fight the state and local elections of 2 September 2007 and was led by the Institutional Revolutionary Party
Institutional Revolutionary Party
The Institutional Revolutionary Party is a Mexican political party that held power in the country—under a succession of names—for more than 70 years. The PRI is a member of the Socialist International, as is the rival Party of the Democratic Revolution , making Mexico one of the few...
(PRI) in alliance with the Ecologist Green Party of Mexico
Ecologist Green Party of Mexico
The Ecologist Green Party of Mexico is one of the six political parties to have representation in the Mexican Congress. The party's congressional strength currently stands at 17 deputies and five senators .-Elections 2000:...
(PVEM), the Social Democratic and Peasant Alternative Party (PSD) and the New Alliance Party
New Alliance Party (Mexico)
The New Alliance Party is one of the newest political parties in Mexico.Its creation was proposed by the Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación , the largest trade union in Latin America, led by Elba Esther Gordillo, the controversial former general secretary of the Institutional...
(PANAL).
However, in some electoral districts and municipalities
Municipalities of Veracruz
The Mexican state of Veracruz is subdivided into 212 municipalities :-External links:* *...
, PANAL and the PSD withdrew from the Alliance and fielded its own candidates.
The coalition won 155 of the 212 municipal president
Municipal president
A presidente municipal is the chief of government of municipios in Mexico. The position is comparable to the county executive of a county in the United States or to the mayor of a city in the United States, although the jurisdiction of a presidente municipal includes not only a city but the...
ial races being fought in the election.