Presidential candidates in Mexico held their final rallies ahead of Sunday's July 1 election, in which leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is the front-runner.
Lopez Obrador held a final campaign rally at the Azteca Stadium in the Mexican capital, Ricardo Anaya spoke at a rally in the conservative Mexican state of Guanajuato, while ruling party candidate Jose Antonio Meade appeared at rallies in Cuavilha and Nuevo Leon.
According to the latest polls, Lopez Obrador has a big advantage in these elections, which will be his third attempt to win the presidential mandate. A survey by the newspaper Reforma gives him the support of 51 percent, ahead of Anaya with 27 percent and Meade with 19 percent.
The election campaign was dominated by the themes of corruption and violence in parts of Mexico.
After tonight's rallies, there will be three days of election silence.
Lopez Obrador, originally from the Mexican state of Tabasco, was the mayor of Mexico City from 2000 to 2005.
He campaigned as a candidate for change, stating that he was the only real chance to rid the government of corruption and end the spiral of violence.
"We don't know what fate has in store for us, but I hope this is the last campaign of my life. We will win. I will not let you down, we will make history together," said 64-year-old Lopez Obrador via Twitter.
Anaya tried to appeal to women in his final message.
Meade, who during the campaign was plagued by the perception of the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party as corrupt, asked voters to trust him.
About 87 million Mexicans in the country and abroad have the right to vote. In the elections, in addition to the president, federal and state deputies, mayors and eight governors are elected.
President Enrique Peña Nieto's successor takes office on December 1.
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