The sentence was imposed on Mario Aburto by a judge at the high security Almoloya prison west of Mexico City, according to the Televisa television network and the independent Excelsior news agency, quoting court officials.
Aburto, 23, a factory worker, was seized by police immediately after gunning down Colosio during a campaign rally March 23 in Tijuana.
Colosio was the candidate of the Institutional Revolutionary Party. He was succeeded by Ernesto Zedillo, who was elected president in August.
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