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The Shadow Hanging Over Mexico's 2018 Elections

By María Amparo Casar

Why political corruption persists in Mexico – and some ideas on how to fix it.

This article is adapted from AQ's print issue on transparency and the 2018 elections Leer en español

Thirty years after the end of one-party rule, and 17 after the PRI’s first electoral defeat in the race for the presidency, many Mexicans are gazing at their democracy with a sense of buyer’s remorse.

It’s not hard to see why.

Heading into the 2018 presidential elections, there...

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