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Mexico top presidential contender canâ€™t name books

05 December 2011 19:40 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. The leading contender for Mexicoâ€™s presidency has raised a flurry of criticism for his inability to name three books that influenced him, APA reports quoting Associated Press.

Asked at a weekend book fair about his favorite books, Enrique Pena Nieto could correctly name only one that he had read "parts of:" the Bible.

He stumbled for about four minutes, misattributing one book to another author and saying he didnâ€™t remember the titles of others.

Pena Nieto holds a wide lead in opinion polls for the July presidential elections, but critics portray him as attractive but superficial.

Some newspaper columnists and social media users wrote Monday Pena Nietoâ€™s lack of knowledge of history and literature would affect his ability to serve as president.