Francisco Antonio Rojas Toledo (born January 29, 1956) is a

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politician. A member of the National Action Party, he was his party's candidate for Governor of Chiapas in the

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before he withdraw his candidacy in favor of the PRI-PVEM candidate,

José Antonio Aguilar Bodegas José Antonio Aguilar Bodegas (born 28 December 1949) is a Mexican politician and member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party. He was candidate of the ''Allianza por Chiapas'' (PRI-PVEM coalition) for governor of Chiapas. José Antonio Aguil ...

. Francisco Rojas Toledo is a doctor surgeon with specialization in

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, he was elected in 2003 as Federal Deputy for the IX Federal Electoral District of Chiapas to the LIX Legislature, and in 2006 he had been nominated as the candidate to Senator by his state, but finally was nominated candidate to the governor by the National Executive Committee of his party, that preferred the proposal of an own candidate to one external, among the ones that he had mentioned ex-governor,

Roberto Albores Guillén The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

. On August 10, 2006, he declined his candidacy in favor to

, candidate of the Alliance for Chiapas, to do a common front against the candidate of the

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Juan Sabines Guerrero Juan José Sabines Guerrero (born August 20, 1968) is a Mexican politician, son of the former Governor of Chiapas, Juan Sabines Gutiérrez and nephew of the writer Jaime Sabines. Until, 2006 he was member of the Institutional Revolutionary Part ...

, was to consider that this has the support of the government of

Pablo Salazar Mendiguchía Pablo Salazar Mendiguchía (born 9 August 1954) is a Mexican politician. He served as Governor of Chiapas from 2000 to 2006. Early life Salazar was born in Soyaló, Chiapas. He was the son of rural teachers. At age 17 he enrolled in the Au ...

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An August 2006 article on the election.
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