PRI, Enrique Pena Nieto Win In Mexico

Mexico had an election on Sunday. The scene was quite amazing:

Mexico’s entire congress, six state governor posts and hundreds of local races also will be decided in Sunday’s election, with the PRI party expected to do well at every level.

Nearly 80 million Mexicans are registered to vote in this country of 114 million, and election officials expect a turnout of 60 percent by the time polls begin to close at 6 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST).

Initial results will be announced by Mexico's Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) starting at 11:45 p.m. CST, but exit poll data is expected to be available after 8 p.m.

To be fair, on the negative side:

Scattered incidents of political violence andallegations of vote-buying in the past week have left Mexican electoral officials especially eager to assure voters that polling is safe, and that Sunday's outcome will not be tainted by political tricks nor the criminal influences of Mexico's wealthy narcotics traffickers.

So, turnout is amazing, and Mexico encourages it's residents to vote. That's all impressive. The results are in too:

Exit Polls Say Ex-Ruling Party Wins in Mexico

New York Times: "The party that ruled Mexico for decades with an autocratic grip appears to have vaulted back into power after 12 years in opposition, as voters troubled by a bloody drug war and economic malaise gave its presidential candidate, Enrique Peña Nieto, a comfortable victory on Sunday, according to exit polls and early returns." 

The dynamics of the American-Mexican relationship change again. It will be really interesting to see where things go after November.