Felipe Calderón was able to consolidate his hold over power in Mexico despite his winning the presidency by a narrow margin in 2006 due to
a. U.S. support for his administration
b. Vicente Fox's selection of Calderón as the National Action Party's (PAN) presidential candidate.
c. Lopez Obrador's refusal to concede defeat, which divided Mexico's political opposition.
d. the support of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).
e. his effective policies fighting Mexican drug cartels.
c
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