Institutional Revolutionary Party

Foran, and Kurian 2003, 157). In a society that is democratic the main principles are equality, freedom of liberties and popular sovereignty. In a neoliberal society the main driving force is competition, followed by other forms of liberties. Equality and direct democracy are the essential principles that the Zapatista communities espouse. The Zapatista movement is a counter force for neoliberalism; bringing awareness of the continuous struggle for indigenous rights. The ruling political party in Mexico for over 70 years was the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), which was on the decline in popularity throughout Mexico in the early 1990s. There was a certain amount of apprehension towards PRI politics, adding to the shifting of political values because of the political corruption leading up to the development of social political movements that were started at a grassroots…

delegations to Cuba since then. In 1988 Dr. Navarro organized 3 delegations to meet with the 3 Mexican presidential candidates of the time with the aim to bring up the importance of what Navarro called the “Gospel of Politics Acercamiento.” Navarro explained that the Politics Acercamiento revisited the importance of the Mexicano in the United States as a growing population and the benefits of bringing Mexicanos here in the United States together with those in Mexico. The first delegation was…

In Tlatelolco Plaza, Mexico; in the summer of 1968; Mexico was developing and transforming by the involvement of a newfound student movement. Regrettably, this newfound movement was momentary because on October 2, 1968, 10 days before the beginning of the Summer Olympics in Mexico City, military troops alongside police officers fired into a multitude of defenseless students. Thousands of student protesters of absconded in horror as tanks leveled Tlatelolco Plaza. The government spokesperson…

PASOK (Panhellenic Socialist Movement) : Founded in 1974 by Andreas Papandreou.The Initial success of the party is attributed to the charismatic personality of Papandreou.The party is ideologically leftist and reformist.Trade unions, agricultural , youth , and professional organizations are affiliated with the party. Since the initiation of the party, there has been a transformation in ideology. Marxist economics, anti-Americanism, and opposition to the EC have been abandoned.Alternated power…

The Tlatelolco Massacre In the summer of 1968, Mexico was thrust into the center of the world stage pending the upcoming Olympics. The highly anticipated event generated a variety of emotions amongst the Mexican people, and not all emotions were good. The people were angry; millions of government dollars were being funneled ruthlessly into this event while a large majority of the population lived well below the poverty line and struggled to survive day-to-day. The anger and the desire for…

Primogeniture, a system that provided a form of transfer from the deceased to their children in chronological birth order, had revealed itself present during the Elizabethan Era, and also has shown present in Shakespeare's’ works, such as the comedy As You Like It. Primogeniture had played a hefty role in the Elizabethan Era, shaping society to what it is known as today. Numerous factors tell of the importance of primogeniture, and during the Elizabethan Era, it not only influenced many writers,…

A very familiar theme continues to hover over Mexico specifically when it refers to the economic woes the political system continues to mismanage. Politicians that simply run for office to help themselves, while screwing the Mexican over time and time again. It is a behavior that has been in place since the Spanish conquistadors took over, by introducing new policies that benefited the white European while physically, morally, economically, and culturally destroying all social progress for the…

For many years, people have debated upon the effects the PRI. They have deliberated on the costs and benefits associated with the PRI’s model of development and governance. They have also speculated on the question if the PRI betrayed the revolution. The PRI did not bring any new development or stability because they kept implementing the same corruptive and lawless tendencies that previous administrations enacted upon. As a result, the PRI betrayed the revolution, creating the same type of…

the National Action Party (PAN), and the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD). Mexico's president, who currently is Enrique Pena Nieto, is in charge of the foreign relations of Mexico. He is pro trading and a supporter of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Mexico is the Spanish-speaking country with the most population in the world. With over 123 million people living there as of 2017, Mexico is stated as the 10th most populated country. In both South and North America, only…

from authoritarianism to democracy involved the dismantling of the hegemonic party system. Through a long and complex process that gained momentum after the 1988 presidential elections, the political hegemony of a single party gave way to a competitive three-party system. This development changed the balance of power within Congress and the role of the executive branch in the policy making process even before the old hegemonic party lost the presidency of the Republic in 2000. In the 1997…