Democracy in Mexico

Presidential Elections
Threats to Democracy
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On July 2, 2000 Mexican citizens went to the polls and elected Vicente Fox Quesada of the National Action Party (PAN) as their new president -- ending 71 years of one-party rule by the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).

While Fox's victory clearly signifies change, the challenges of social justice and reform lie ahead. With the new government may come a negotiation of new political structures and more equitable distribution of power and resources, or deepening class polarization and increased social conflict.