Mexico - June 2012

July 3, 2012

Pena Nieto Outlines Agenda on Drug Trafficking, Economic Reforms

Why Mexico's Ruling Party Seems Headed for Defeat
July 1, 2012
MEXICO CITY | If you want to know why President Felipe Calderon's National Action Party, PAN, is going to lose today, just ask 53-year-old divorcee Judith Cordova.
Mexican Photographer Captures Shades of Juarez
June 29, 2012
From our series of reports in Mexico, photographer and Juarez resident Julian Cardona speaks with Margaret Warner about how the border city is struggling with violent criminal cartels.
Photographing Juarez, Where Everyday Life Can Include Gang Violence
June 29, 2012
For more than two decades, Mexican photographer Julian Cardona has documented the lives of Ciudad Juarez residents, both as their city thrived, and lately, as it's suffered from poverty and violence.
Where Frontrunner Pena Nieto Might Take Mexico's Drug War
June 28, 2012
Mexico's presidential candidates have offered so few specifics about the No. 1 issue to voters -- how to tame the grisly violence of their nearly six-year-long drug war -- that, in the words of Juarez news photographer Julian Cardona, "It's as if they're living in another country."
In Mexico, War Against Drug Cartels Inflicts High Cost
June 27, 2012
With elections around the corner, a top concern for Mexican voters is the war on drug cartels. Margaret Warner continues her reporting from Mexico with a look at the devastating impact of the widespread drug violence.
Twitter Chat: Fired Up and Fed Up With Mexico's Drug War
June 27, 2012
Just days before Mexicans vote for their next president on Sunday, one of the hottest topics on voters' minds is the violence connected to drug-trafficking. On Wednesday, NewsHour senior correspondent Margaret Warner hosted a Twitter conversation from Mexico on what to do about the drug war.
Mexicans Focus on Security as Top Election Issue
June 25, 2012
In a time of relatively stable economic growth, the top concern for Mexican voters is the national war on cartels and widespread drug violence. Margaret Warner previews the upcoming Mexican election and the various party factions competing for control, including the campaign frontrunner who out-"dazzles" the other candidates.
Mexican Campaign Ads: Fraternity, Nonviolence and 'I Will Wear the Pants'
June 25, 2012
One of the top contenders in Mexico's July 1 presidential election, Josefina Vazquez Mota of the Partido Accion Nacional, or PAN, is portraying herself as tough on crime and a protector of families. "I will be a president in a skirt," she says in a campaign ad, "but I will wear the pants."
The Mexican People's Dilemma in Drug War Is Next President's, Too
June 20, 2012
MEXICO CITY -- I wandered into an artsy jewelry shop Tuesday afternoon in Pedragal, an upscale neighborhood in Mexico City. I left not only with a sparkly gift for a friend, but with deeper and more troubling understanding of the dilemma facing the Mexican people -- and whomever they elect as president on July 1.
U.S. and Mexico: Ties That Bind
June 20, 2012
As Mexicans move to elect a new president on July 1, whoever wins the keys to the official residence, or Los Pinos, will be tied to the United States in a number of ways: on border security, as trading partners, and as a top energy supplier to its northern neighbor.
The Most Important Presidential Race You Haven't Heard About
June 18, 2012
ATLACOMULCO, Mexico | Enrique Pena Nieto, the telegenic front-runner in the Mexican presidential race, waded into an adoring hometown crowd Sunday ... sleeves rolled up to the elbows, reaching out to touch outstretched hands like a 21st century Bobby Kennedy.

Mexico's President-Elect: Legalization Should Be Part of Drug Strategy Debate

July 3, 2012

MEXICO CITY | The president-elect of Mexico, Enrique Pena Nieto, said Tuesday Mexico should have a debate about legalizing and regulating the sale of drugs here, an approach advocated by some other Latin American leaders to take marijuana sale profits out of the hands of the drug cartels.

In Selecting Pena Nieto, Mexico Reinstates Party That Ruled Most of Last Century

July 2, 2012

What Changes Can Mexicans Expect Under Pena Nieto Presidency?

July 2, 2012

In Mexico, Voters Hope for More Security, Economic Rewards

July 1, 2012

On Sunday, Mexicans cast their votes for president with many expressing hopes that a new leader will be able to control drug-related violence in the country and help more areas reap the rewards of a stabilizing economy.