Mexico's Leftist Party of the Democratic Revolution Elects New Chairman Agencia EFE
go to original October 5, 2014

Carlos Navarrete (Azteca Trece)

Carlos Navarrete was elected on Sunday to be the new chairman of the Party of the Democratic Revolution, or PRD, Mexico's third-largest political party.

Navarrete, who will serve a three-year term, replaces Jesus Zambrano, the PRD said in a statement.

Navarrete and Hector Bautista, who was elected secretary-general, received the backing of 259 members, or 73 percent, of the PRD's National Council.

The two beat out Carlos Sotelo and Gilberto Ensastiga, who received only 28 votes after the Nueva Izquierda faction won the Sept. 7 party elections.

Some 1.8 million PRD members, or 40 percent of the total membership, participated in last month's vote, which was organized by the National Electoral Institute, or INE.

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