Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) chief executive Enrique Ochoa gestures during an interview with Reuters in Mexico City May 19, 2014. REUTERS/Bernardo Montoya
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A former energy official continued his rapid rise in Mexico's political establishment to become leader of the ruling party on Tuesday, vowing to rid it of corruption after scandals that have battered the authority of President Enrique Pena Nieto.
Enrique Ochoa, head of the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) until he resigned on Friday, was confirmed as chairman of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) by an internal committee, and immediately said the party must clean up its image.
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