Columnist Andres Oppenheimer gives his five lessons from last week’s Mexican presidential elections including the need for a runoff vote and the possibility of mexico, election
Monday, July 10, 2006
Five lessons from the Mexican elections via Andres Oppenheimer
Columnist Andres Oppenheimer gives his five lessons from last week’s Mexican presidential elections including the need for a runoff vote and the possibility of mexico, election
I think Oppenheimer's points are all valid and also believe that a run-off might help strengthen the position of a candidate in a true multi-party system such as has evolved in Mexico over the past two elections. For now, I am hopeful that the protests which Obrador is calling for will be focused on the demand that the fairness of the election results be justly tested through the established process and not turn into minority protests over the ultimate result arrived at through that process. As discussed in a post on the Going Global blog after returning from the past week in Mexico, the people I spoke with seemed confidant that the process would work -- and it was encouraging to get the sense the people believe that the election belonged to them whichever candidate is ultimately declared the winner.
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