Politics behind plague in Brazil
Helder Ferreira do Vale
Helder Ferreira do Vale
Helder Ferreira do ValePolitics
Professor at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
3 years ago
As Weisbrot claims, economic failure and corruption scandals in the last three decades of neoliberal governments in Mexico, have been playing against the status quo. Most Mexican want (political, social, and economic) change. Traditional political parties, such as the PRI and the PAN have not been able to present themselves as viable alternatives anymore. On the opposite, they keep exchanging accusations of corruption and briberies between them. This internal party politics issue along with other issue which Weisbrot does not address in this article —i.e. the challenge that the Trump’s triumph raised to the neoliberal and free-market platform of the traditional Mexican political parties— both play in favor of the leftist candidate López Obrador, who is perceived as an anti-establishment alternative.
Hi, Esteban :
Your comment on Weisbrot's article, I liked it. I would add to all the analysis that has been done about the possible arrival of AMLO to the presidency of Mexico, to emphasize the fact, of the high levels of competitiveness that are registered, therefore the party system went from a system multiparty system to a tripartite system, although the system of proportional representation and public financing stimulate the creation of new parties, there is a clear trend of reduction, typical of simple majority systems.
I believe that the proposals of the parties in general do not differ much, since the Mexican party system is of a centripetal nature, so ideologically they do not differ. As the electoral process progresses, we will see an AMLO, more mediator and closer to all social sectors, including those who have promoted neoliberalism in Mexico.
Regards