Hemisphere Highlights: Congressional Elections in Mexico

Posted on January 31, 2009 by mexicoinstitute

Center for Strategic and International Studies, Hemisphere Highlights, 1/31/2009
With congressional elections in Mexico scheduled for July 5, the primary season gets underway this month, as prospective candidates for seats in the national legislature enter the electoral process’ precampaign phase. Under reforms that take effect this year, those who hope their names will appear on ballots [...]

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Protesters rally in Mexico City

Posted on January 31, 2009 by mexicoinstitute

BBC, 1/30/2009
Thousands of people in Mexico City have protested against what they say is the inadequate response by the government to growing economic problems in Mexico.
The protesters – most of them from rural areas – were angry at President Felipe Calderon’s recent move to freeze the price of petrol but not diesel.
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