Presents several views regarding the victory of opposition candidate Vicente Fox in Mexico's presidential election in July 2000. Implications of Fox's victory; Importance of Mexico's entry to democracy; Impact of the victory on the ...
In Apr., 2004, Mexico City's mayor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, was arrested on charges of disobeying court orders in a land dispute, a move that was seen by many as a political attempt to bar the popular mayor from running in the 2006 presidential election. The arrest led to a pr...
Presidential election has media hopping in Mexico.Presidential election has media hopping in Mexico.This article looks at several issues in Mexico as of May 2006. There are many contemporary changes occurring daily, as the country struggles with issues of growth, industrialization, crime and civil ri...
The voting pattern changed considerably in the 2012 presidential election, but a north-south pattern still emerged. What was somewhat similar in both elections is that López Obrador of PRD retained much of his strength in southern Mexico. In both elections, PRD got most votes in seven southern ...
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Claudia Sheinbaum, the presidential candidate of the ruling MORENA party, reacts as she addresses her supporters after winning the election, in Mexico City, on June 3, 2024.Raquel Cunha / REUTERS The National Electoral Institute's president said Sheinbaum had between 58.3% and 60.7% of the ...
Moochers and Makers in the Voting BoothWho Benefits from Federal Spending and How Did They Vote in the 2012 Presidential Election? The 2012 election campaign popularized the notion that people who benefit from federal spending vote for Democrats, while people who pay the preponderance ... Lacy,D...
As two women candidates lead the polls in the race toward Mexico's June 2 presidential election, one question has been splashed across polls, debates, media and conversations across Mexico.
Claudia Sheinbaum gestures to crowds at a polling station in San Andres Totoltepec, in Mexico City, Mexico, June 2, 2024. Mexican climate scientist and former Mexico City mayor Claudia Sheinbaum celebrated her victory in Sunday's presidential elections as the candidate of the Let's Keep Making...
Democrats Retain Hold on New Mexico Despite Shifting Support for Republicans Democrats may have retained their hold on New Mexico with wins in every congressional race and the presidential contest, but shrinking margins of victory show voter support is shifting toward Republicans across much of the st...