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Mexico’s Ruling Party Is a Dead Man Walking
But sadly, its ugly political model will live on long after this year’s election.
Yesterday’s man.
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The PRI is dead, long live the PRI!
As Mexico hurtles toward a momentous election this July, the storied Institutional Revolutionary Party that dominated the country for nearly a century seems doomed. Sadly, however, while the PRI may implode, the clientelist system it created — and that holds Mexico back — will likely roll on.