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The Shadow Hanging Over Mexico's 2018 Elections

By María Amparo Casar

Why political corruption persists in Mexico – and some ideas on how to fix it.

This article is adapted from AQ's print issue on transparency and the 2018 elections | Leer en español

Thirty years after the end of one-party rule, and 17 after the PRI’s first electoral defeat in the race for the presidency, many Mexicans are gazing at their democracy with a sense of buyer’s remorse.

It’s not hard to see why.

Heading into the 2018 presidential elections, there...

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