Mexican Politics
Four candidates are running for President of Mexico, with the winner to be elected on July 1st, 2012. The winner will serve a six-year term, called a sexenio, and each is backed by his or her respective political party or coalition of parties. The four candidates are Enrique Pena Nieto, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Josefina […]
Continue reading about The Candidates in the Mexican Presidential Election
The second debate between the Mexican presidential candidates was held on June 10th, 2012, in the city of Guadalajara, presided over by journalist Javier Solorzano. The four candidates participating were, in order of poll rankings: ENRIQUE PEÑA NIETO of the PRI (Partido Revolucionario Institucional) and the PVEM (Partido Verde Ecologista de México); ANDRES MANUEL LOPEZ […]
Continue reading about Mexican Candidates Face Off in Second Presidential Debate
This year – 2012 – both the U.S.A. and Mexico have presidential elections. So how is a Mexican presidential election similar, and how is it different, from a U.S. election? To read entire article, click here. Article by Allan Wall, published on Mexconnect on June 14th, 2012.
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