A spot using the image of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez to criticize candidate for president Manuel Andrés López Obrador will be removed, Manuel Espino, the chair of ruling Partido Acción Nacional (PAN,) announced.

The ads uses Chávez' words addressed to Mexican President Vicente Fox, following criticism last October for his opposition to the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA,) DPA reported.

Last October, Chávez advised Fox not to pick a quarrel with him, otherwise, he "could be nettled."

The spot came along with a number of accusations concerning alleged funding of the central-leftwing candidate by President Chávez. A big fuss was made -Mexican Foreign Minister denied the version and Chávez regretted that the rightwing used him to attack López Obrador.

Foreigners cannot intervene in Mexican domestic politics. Therefore, political partiecannot use foreign individuals for campaign or funding.