Issues in International Political Economy: Mexico's Fascinating 2006 Presidential Election
February 2006, Number 74
February 15, 2006
The election of Vicente Fox as president of Mexico in 2000 was a major event in Mexican history in that, after 71 years, it showed alternation in power among the country’s political parties was possible. The presidential election that will take place on July 2, 2006, takes the reality of alternation a giant step further.