Mexico: Political affiliation of Ernesto Jimenez Tovar; whether he was a member of the National Action Party (Partido Accion Nacional, PAN) and whether he switched to the Institutional Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Institucional, PRI); if so, the date on which he switched and whether he ran for the position of mayor for the city of Jiutepec, Morelos as a PAN candidate in 2003; current political position and party affiliation (2002-2005)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Ottawa |
| Publication Date | 19 October 2005 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | MEX100640.E |
| Reference | 5 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Mexico: Political affiliation of Ernesto Jimenez Tovar; whether he was a member of the National Action Party (Partido Accion Nacional, PAN) and whether he switched to the Institutional Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Institucional, PRI); if so, the date on which he switched and whether he ran for the position of mayor for the city of Jiutepec, Morelos as a PAN candidate in 2003; current political position and party affiliation (2002-2005), 19 October 2005, MEX100640.E, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/440ed72725.html [accessed 5 November 2017] |
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News and state electoral sources of 2003 noted that Ernesto Jimenez Tovar ran as an Institutional Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Institucional, PRI) candidate for mayor for the city of Jiutepec, Morelos in 2003 (IEEM 11 Nov. 2003, 20; La Jornada de Morelos 25 June 2003). According to the Website of the State Electoral Institute for Morelos (Instituto Estatal Electoral Morelos, IEEM), the PAN won the election with 19,354 votes, while the PRI came in second with 11,065 votes (2003).
In 2000, the PRI publication Examen listed Ernesto Jimenez Tovar as a congressional candidate for Department 2 in Morelos for the July 2000 general election (May 2000).
Information about whether Jimenez Tovar switched to the PAN could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate. However, in May 2005, in addition to mentioning that Ernesto Jimenez Tovar was the ex-candidate for mayor of Jiutepec, the Cuernavaca-based newspaper El Regional also reported that Ernesto Jimenez Tovar was in contention to become a national advisor for the PRI (5 May 2005).
No further information about Ernesto Jimenez Tovar could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim for refugee protection. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
Examen [Mexico City]. May 2000. "Los mejores hombres y mujeres al congreso."
Instituto Estatal Electoral Morelos (IEEM). 11 November 2003. "Proceso electoral 2003: Eleccion de ayuntamientos – Candidatos registrados." La Jornada de Morelos [Cuernavaca]. 25 June 2003. Carlos O. Morales. "Seguro del triunfo, Jimenez Tovar reconoce que es grave la situacion actual en Jiutepec." (Google cache) El Regional [Cuernavaca]. 5 May 2005. Gerardo Suarez Dorantes. "Habra planilla unica para consejeros nacionales: Sanchez Cortes." Additional Sources Consulted Internet sites, including: La Jornada, Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI), Partido Accion Nacional (PAN), El Universal, World News Connection (WNC).
_____. 2003. "Proceso electoral 2003: Eleccion de ayuntamientos – Resultados generales."
