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Return of the PRI: How did this happen? What does it mean for Mexico?

Harley Shaiken, professor emeritus in education and in geography | July 5, 2012

Twelve years ago, hundreds of thousands poured onto Mexico’s streets to celebrate the defeat of the PRI, the party that had governed for 71 increasingly autocratic and corrupt years. Now, it appears that the PRI is returning from the wilderness with a decisive, though still challenged, victory. How did this happen, and what does it … Continue reading »