Josefina Vazquez Mota will compete in the July 1 election . The former governor of Mexico has been a leading candidate for president since she was elected to office in 2006. `` Today the internal strife ends and we will start a new path to defeat the true adversary of Mexico , who represents authoritarianism and the worst of antidemocratic practices , '' Vazquez Mota said . The former education secretary and congresswoman faces a tough political battle . Mexico 's president has been mired in a controversial war on drug cartels .
Josefina Vazquez Mota will compete in the July 1 election . The former governor of Mexico has been a leading candidate for president since she was elected to office in 2006. The former education secretary and congresswoman faces a tough political battle . Mexico 's president has been mired in a controversial war on drug cartels .