The Mexican Election - Recent Polls

How reliable are polls today? Is AMLO still the undisputable front-runner for the July 2 presidential election? Is Felipe Calderon close to become the leader in this race? Is Madrazo virtually out of the race? What do you think?

North American Summit in Cancun

U.S. President George W. Bush meets Mexican President Vicente Fox and Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Cancun, Mexico this week with doubts hanging over U.S. immigration reforms. They need to lift their flagging reputations and questioned prestige. What's the future of North America?

The Mexican Election

Only 16,000 of 11 million Mexicans living in the United States have registered to vote in what is expected to be a hotly contested presidential election on July 2, in which ballots from outside Mexico will be counted for the first time.

Strategic Management for Public Administration

This is our EGAP course's blog: http://strategicmanagementmexico.blogspot.com

We will post topics to comment and discuss. Let's see how it works. Feel free to add additional issues in such a way we can improve our understanding of Mexican and international politics.

Javier Treviño and Philipp Müller

Mexican rebel leader back? What does AMLO think?

Mexican rebel leader Subcomandante Marcos rode a motorbike out of his jungle hide-out on Sunday to start a nationwide tour that seeks more support for Indians and the poor before July's presidential election.

What do you think? Is this going to strengthen AMLO's position?

Mexican Election

What do you think about the Mexican presidential election?

Presidential Election

Let's build a database with the candidate's strengths and weaknesses:

Madrazo
Calderon
López Obrador

What do you think?

Mexico-U.S. relations conundrum

The Economist's "Cross-border, cross-purposes" article, published in the Aug 25th 2005 edition, captures the essence of U.S.-Mexico relations today:

"IF YOU ask any Mexican politician what his country's foreign-policy priority must be, the response is the same: maintain good relations with the United States and improve the lot of migrants heading north. But Mexico ranks far lower on the list of American policy aims. When asked what his government's priorities on the long border between the two countries were, an American official spoke of the threat of terrorism, adding “We have to protect our homeland above anything else.” At border crossings, American officials scrutinise passports for signs of a visit to the Middle East. These two different priorities, migration and security, are now colliding with cross-border politics and a wave of drug-related violence. "

There are two visions and no strategy. Mexican election politics is getting in the middle of the way. Institutions are weakening. And we are wasting precious time.