By Eliane Portillo
National Action Party (PAN) presidential pre-candidate Ernesto Cordero Arroyo on Monday rejected the notion that he is President Felipe Calderón’s favorite for the presidential race in 2012. However, he said that if the President decides to back him, he will be more than honored. I’m not the President’s favorite, but if I manage to convince him to back me, it would be an honor, he noted.
He expressed his gratitude to former PAN gubernatorial candidate for the State of Michoacán, Luisa MarÃa Calderón, who has announced her unwavering support for his pre-campaign.
Regarding a statement released by the PAN’s National Elections Council (CNE) on the order in which the blue party’s pre-candidate’s names will appear on the ballot Santiago Creel, Ernesto Cordero and Josefina Vázquez Mota, the pre-candidate said that regardless of the order, he is confident he will win.
He took the opportunity to criticize the other two pre-candidates for campaigning before the official campaign period begins. It just proves that they are not prepared nor professional enough to wait.
