10 things you need to know today: July 2, 2012

Enrique Pena Nieto addresses supporters on July 1 in Mexico City, Mexico: Pena Nieto gave a victory speech to supporters after early results announced by the Federal Electoral Institute gave — (Image credit: John Moore/Getty Images)

1. PENA NIETO CLAIMS WIN IN MEXICO'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

According to the official preliminary vote count, Enrique Peña Nieto is the winner of Mexico's presidential election. His party is the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), an old guard that's been out of power for a dozen years and whose time in office was marred by charges of corruption and patronage. Pena Nieto pledged that he would lead his party into a new era, saying "There is no return to the past... You have given our party a second chance and we will deliver results." The second place candidate, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, a leftist, has yet to concede and says he will wait for a full vote count. [Associated Press]

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