Mexican independent candidate and former first lady Margarita Zavala announced Wednesday she is dropping out of the country’s July 1 presidential race.
Zavala had broken her longtime affiliation with the conservative National Action Party and qualified for the ballot as an independent.
But she has been polling in the single digits, far behind the three leading candidates.
Zavala made the announcement in a program taped for broadcast later Wednesday, but did not endorse any other candidate.
“I am withdrawing my candidacy on the principle of political honesty and a sense of congruency, but also to free up those people . . .
