The Putinization of Mexico
Prior to Mexico’s just-concluded presidential election, public disaffection with the state of affairs in the country was palpable. After 12 years of anemic economic growth, and with 60,000 people killed in the war on drugs, Mexicans opted for political regression, underpinned by nostalgia for rule by a firm, if corrupt, hand.
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MEXICO CITY – Prior to Mexico’s just-concluded presidential election, public disaffection with the state of affairs in the country was palpable. Mexicans from all walks of life seemed concerned about spiraling violence, anemic economic growth, and the lackluster rule of the National Action Party (PAN). With 60,000 people killed in the war on drugs, Mexicans – like Russians following the first chaotic years of democratic transition under Boris Yeltsin – opted for political regression, underpinned by nostalgia for rule by a firm, if corrupt, hand.