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Mexico’s 2000 Election and Democratic Transition

Mexico’s 2000 Election and Democratic Transition. The Development of Opposition. The ideological spectrum Historical understanding of left and right Two dimensions rather than one The opposition parties National Action Party The Left Socialist parties in the 1970s and 1980s

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Mexico’s 2000 Election and Democratic Transition

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  1. Mexico’s 2000 Election and Democratic Transition

  2. The Development of Opposition • The ideological spectrum • Historical understanding of left and right • Two dimensions rather than one • The opposition parties • National Action Party • The Left • Socialist parties in the 1970s and 1980s • Party of the Democratic Revolution

  3. Manuel Gómez Morin National Action Party

  4. Social Catholicism • Social conservatism • But at times, social activism • Relationship with Business • Complicated relationship • Barbarians of North, post 1982 • Effective Local Government • Creeping Federalism

  5. The Left Communist Party heritage • PCM registered 1978 • Efforts at unification on left • PMS presents CCS in 1988 • PMS yields registry to PRD

  6. The 1988 Campaign

  7. The 1997 PRD Gains • Cárdenas contests Mexico City • Runs a modern campaign • PRD benefits from coattails

  8. Party of the Democratic Revolution

  9. Bases of a New Federalism in Mexico after the 1997 Midterms

  10. The 2000 Campaign • 1997 indicated that a good campaign could beat the PRI • Campaigns started early, esp. as contenders sought to win nominations • PRI chose a primary

  11. Features of the 2000 Campaign • Campaigns • PRI Primary • Amigos de Fox • More traditional PRD campaign • Alliances • Centrality of Regime Issues – Ya Basta • Critical Role of Independent Electoral Authorities and the Level Playing Field

  12. 2000 Presidential Election Results

  13. Attitudinal Bases of Fox’s Win

  14. President Vicente Fox

  15. Another Victor in 2000: AMLO

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