The former first lady of Mexico, Margarita Zavala, announced Sunday she would seek to run for the presidency in 2018.
Zavala is the wife of Mexico's former President Felipe Calderon, who held office from 2006 to 2012.
The 47-year-old is a member of her husband's National Action Party (PAN), and declared her intention to contest for presidency in a two-minute video posted on YouTube through her Twitter account, reported EL Economista Mexico.
The former First Lady, who was pictured wearing a black suit jacket and a traditional Mexican shawl in the video, said she would not seek the leadership of PAN, and also hinted a possibility that she may contest as an independent candidate.
"In the present serious circumstances, I consider that the PAN should look for a leader, seeking a consensus," Zavala said.
"I will not contend for the leadership. The party has men and women in the height of this challenge and I trust that in PAN we can make the best decision," she said, according to Tele Sur Mexico.
"Reconciliation with the public is the most important task for those of us who seek to establish a better Mexico," she said, according to DW.
"I will put together, hand in hand with the people, a national campaign that of course includes PAN supporters, but also those who have voted for other political alternatives and those who have stopped believing in parties," she said.
"I will tour the country to listen to people, to talk about our potential and what we want," Zavala declared, according to Associated Press. She also said 2018 elections can give us a government that dignifies politics.
National Action Party (PAN) received a political setback in last week's parliamentary election, securing only 20 percent of votes - far behind the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).
