1934 Mexican Presidential Election

1934 · The PRI's hegemony

The 1934 campaign and elections took place during the final phase of the period known as the Maximato; since 1924, Plutarco Elías Calles (self-proclaimed “Maximum Leader of the Revolution”) had been the most powerful figure in the country (between 1924 and 1928 de jure, as President, and from 1928 onward de facto as the “power behind the throne” while three presidents succeeded