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Politics in Mexico
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HISTORIC ELECTION 7/3/00
Special coverage of Mexico's first peaceful transfer of power.

Mexican President Vicente Fox
President Vicente Fox

A STUNNING VICTORY:
The ruling PRI party is ousted from the Mexican presidency
after 71 years in power.
(7/3/00)

THE FINAL DAYS:
A report on the country's most competitive presidential race in seven decades.
(6/29/00)

MEXICO'S CHALLENGER:
PAN presidential candidate Vicente Fox
discusses his candidacy. (3/21/00)

FIRST PRIMARY:
A discussion on the impact of the Institutional Revolutionary Party's first primary election in history. (11/8/99)

PRI PRIMARY CANDIDATES:
A special look at Mexico's first PRI primary election candidates. (11/8/99)

POLITICAL PARTIES:
A profile of Mexico's leading political parties.
(11/8/99)

EL DEDAZO:
A look at the practice of "el dedazo," once used to select the PRI's presidential candidates. (11/8/99)

 

Mexico mapPRESIDENTIAL MEETING
Experts discuss President Bush's meeting with Mexican President Vicente Fox. (2/16/01)
REALAUDIO: Presidents Bush and Fox discuss their countries' relationship at a joint press conference. (2/16/01)

JORGE CASTANEDA
A Newsmaker interview with Mexico's foreign minister about President Bush's upcoming visit with Vicente Fox. (1/30/01)

A TIME FOR CHANGE
Jeffrey Kaye describes the transition to power
of Mexican President-elect Vicente Fox. (11/29/00)

PRESIDENT-ELECT FOX
Mexico's president-elect discusses his trip to the United States and his vision for a new nation. (8/24/00)

EXPANDING TRADE
Economic and regional experts discuss President-elect Vicente Fox's proposal for a North American common market. (7/12/00)

DEMOCRACY IN MEXICO
Three analysts discuss how President-elect Vicente Fox and his National Action Party (PAN) will govern the country. (7/5/00)


OTHER POLITICAL COVERAGE
Flood victims in southern Mexico blame corrupt zoning codes for many deaths in the region's floods. (10/21/99)
A crime wave threatens the popularity of Mexico City's opposition party mayor. (1/12/99).
A Newsmaker interview with Mexico City's mayor-elect Cuauhtemoc Cardenas (8/12/97).

A Newsmaker interview with Mexico's president, Ernesto Zedillo, on his party's loss of power in Congress. (7/25/97)
A look at the changes in Mexico's political power structure. (7/15/97)
Opposition parties gain ground on the PRI in the country's leadership. (7/7/97)
President Ernesto Zedillo discusses relations between the United States and Mexico. (5/5/97)
President Clinton announces a trip to Mexico to improve trade and discuss the war on drugs. (5/1/97)
An examination of Mexico's war on drugs. (9/3/97)
A rebel army revolts against the government reforms of President Ernesto Zedillo. (10/4/96)

MEXICO'S POLITICAL PARTIES
Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)
National Action Party (PAN)
Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD)


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