Pena Nieto Claims Mexico Vote Win as PRI Returns to Power

Enrique Pena Nieto was elected Mexico’s president yesterday, returning the once-dominant Institutional Revolutionary Party to power following a 12-year hiatus, while failing to win a majority in congress.

“The Mexican people have given our party a second opportunity,” Pena Nieto, 45, told supporters in a speech at his PRI party’s headquarters in Mexico City last night. “I will be a modern, responsible president, open to criticism, ready to listen, and taking into account the views of everyone.”