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Some observations on the Mexican Presidential Election by a reader of Globalspin

What is the diffrence between ruling party's candidate, Labastida, and challenger, Fox?
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American Style Democracy Trickling Down to Mexico?


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July 2, 2000 Mexico elects its next president. It seems most bets are on the challenger, Vincente Fox, of the National Action Party and formerly of the Coca-Cola Company, to win the race. Much has been made of the manipulation of the media by PRI to swing the vote back in favor of their candidate, Francisco Labastida, after recent polls showed he was falling behind. But it seems Mr. Fox has a little PR campaign going of his own. Corruption charges have flown back and forth and neither candidate seems to be made of Teflon. The leftist candidate, Cardenas, is hardly mentioned in the press, though he draws huge crowds.


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Mexico

Scent of Fraud as Long Ruling PRI Panics at Prospects of Losing Presidential Election (John Ross)
Mexican Opposition Has Lead in July Election (Reuters via Global Exchange)
Nasty Tricks in Mexico's Election. (Associated Press via Global Exchange)
Mexico: U.S. Observer Deported (New York Times via Global Exchange)
Government Hinders Observers (Reforma via Global Exchange)
Ambush Set for PAN's Fox Says Stratfor Intelligence. (Stratfor Intelligence)


Money Matters

Privatization in Mexico: Telmex (50 Years is Enough)
Mexico's Petrochemical Industry Needs Privatization, Says Mexican Trade Minister (Reuters)

The Drug War


Mexican Villagers Fear Army Attack (The Guardian via Global Exchange)
Mexico Announces Diarmament Drive in Chiapas (Reuters via Global Exchange)
Mexico to Boost Security in Troubled Chiapas (Reuters via Global Exchange)
Militarization (Global Exchange)


Clinton to the Americas

Clinton Remarks to the Council of the Americas on May 2 (Council of the Americas)

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