Mexico Candidate Maynez Pressured to Cede Support to Galvez
- PRI head Alejandro Moreno said Maynez can’t win the election
- Maynez said pressure for him to resign is act of ‘desperation’
Jorge Alvarez Maynez
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Jorge Alvarez Maynez, who’s running a distant third place in voter opinion polls in the run-up to Mexico’s presidential election, is facing increasing calls to bow out and throw his support to the main opposition coalition contender, Xochitl Galvez.
Head of the PRI, Alejandro Moreno, one of the parties backing Galvez, said Tuesday he would step down from his role and from his candidacy to the senate if Maynez withdraws from the race in favor of Galvez before a presidential debate to be held May 19.