Mexico's ruling party could lose majority after close vote

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By Dave Graham and David Alire Garcia MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto's slim working majority in the lower house of Congress hung in the balance on Monday after mid-term elections held amid widespread anger over corruption, gang violence and weak economic growth. Mexicans cast votes on Sunday for the 500-strong lower house as well as nine state governorships and more than 1,000 state and municipal posts in what was seen as a referendum on Pena Nieto's rule. The Senate was not up for renewal.




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