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July 03, 2006
Outcome of Mexican Elections Uncertain
As of midnight after the elections, the presidential elections are too close to call in Mexico. Both the conservative PAN (Partido Acción Nacional) and the liberal PRD (Partido de la Revolución Democrática) are claiming victory. When the last of all the ballots from the 300 electoral districts come in on Wednesday and are counted, it is expected that the winner will squeak by with less than one-tenth of a percent (0.01%) over the loser.
People have been asking my opinion on this, as to whom I want to win. The problem is, as is the case in the United States, neither side is worth a damn. The PAN, while doing some great things for Mexico over the past six years under the leadership of Vicente Fox, sucks up to the United States and a very limited range of business interests, and that benefits only a very small segment of the country. The PRD candidate is proposing a short-sighted plan to help the poor (simply handing out money and not changing any of the root causes of poverty) that will consume 50% of the national budget. One side is effective but cowardly. The other is gutsy but irresponsible.
We'll just have to wait until Wednesday to know who will win out.
Posted by crispy at July 3, 2006 12:13 AM