Though he has choreographed the process, the first election was a real political contest free of violence.

This is a very early start for a political contest that's basically three years away.

Worries about the economy have not squeezed all ideology out of the political contest.

It was a case born in politics and one that, ultimately, may give birth to new political contests.

As a result, theirs has not just been a political contest.

As expected, these debates set the agenda for the final leg of the political contest.

"We cannot win the policy debates and political contests challenging us without growth," the report continued.

The elections were expected to be the most free and transparent political contests in Mexican history.

They say it is critical to holding the high ground in any political contest.

This is the key rule in a political contest: He who asserts must prove.