sentences:  To reach the top of the government, as the candidate and then president of the republic, the path was only through membership and leadership in the party and government service.Within the party, there were factions, the "técnicos", bureaucrats with specialized knowledge and training, especially with the economy, and "políticos", the seasoned politicians, many of whom had regional roots in state politics.Miguel Alemán was the PRI's candidate in the 1946 elections, but he did not run unopposed.