Results from the Mexican elections suggest the grip of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) is weakening after almost seven decades in power.

CNN Interactive, working for the first time with CNN en Español, has produced this special election guide in both English and Spanish.

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Mexico's viability as a democracy is on the line as voters go to the polls in midterm elections for federal and regional leaders July 6.  Full Story...

Among the many races on the July 6 ballot, several are being watched closely because of their potential to shift the balance of power away from the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party.  Full Story...

Three major parties dominate the politics of Mexico -- the Institutional Revolutionary Party, the Democratic Revolutionary Party and the National Action Party.  Full Story...

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