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Mexico Stubbornly Resists Accountability
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This NYT editorial says that before he was elected Mexico's president Nieto, with his book "Mexico- The Great Hope," (Mexico- La Gran Esperanza)presented himself as a candidate who would transform Mexico. Yet says NYT three years into his administration it has turned out to be very different, with no effort to clear up the questions about the murder of 43 students in Guerrero state. Economic growth has not matched the hopes generated after the Pacto de Mexico was approved and new legislation limiting monopolies passed. The slump in oil prices has led to limited results following the opening up of the oil industry to foreign investment. The result is an administration increasingly unpopular in Mexico and failing to deliver on the hope generated in the early months of Pena Nieto's administration. Many of the tasks for transition of Mexico to a modern economy- free of monopolies, crime, a better education system, economic growth in all parts of the country, remain unrealized. During his term as governor of the state of Mexico 2011-2015, Pena Nieto's main achievement was the 608 Compromisos or promises which were placed on the internet website tracking progress on the health, infrastructure, highway and other projects. During the current administration the early results were achieved in the first year through agreement with the rival PAN party for the Pacto de Mexico, to reduce monopolies and open up the oil industry which had falled behind technologically with lack of investment. Since then the progress has been slow, the one bright spot being the auto industry with increased foreign investment. Regional disparities persist with the Bajio region, and the areas around Queretaro, Aguascalientes, near Mexico City growing fastest. Pena Nieto won the 2012 election with 38% of the vote mostly from this region, the incumbent PAN party at 25%, and the left front Of Lopez Obrador 32% drawing support from less developed areas in the south and the rest of the country. Just as the earlier Atenco protests and police action to clear protesters blocking land acesses by the state for expansion of Mexico City's airport, and the Soy 132 student protest movement during Pena Nieto's term as Governor of State of Mexico 2011-2015 affected perception of his administration, the murder of students at Guerrero affects perception of this administration. Nieto comes from the upper sections of the PRI as the nephew of two former governors of the state of Mexico, has a law degree from the Ibero-American University, and a masters degree in business administration from ITAM.
Drug gang violence under Mexico's president Pena Nieto in 2014- an incident in Guerrero state, Mexico, with drug gang's murder of 43 social activist students
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The gruesome incident awakens Mexicans and the government of Pena Nieto to the dangers of organized crime in smaller cities and towns with city officials and police becoming part of the drug gang network. The failure to protect young students protesting spending cuts.
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A PRI party mayor has 43 students abducted by municipal police and turned over to drug gangs. The students are missing and said to be murdered. This has caused outrage throughout Mexico leading to violent demonstrations in Nov. 2014. It has weakened the administration of president Pena Nieto and created serious questions about the rule of law in Mexico, and the way Mexico is run by its elected officials- the collusion of elected officals and drug gangs.
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Reducing the Army's presence in the drug wars, reducing body counts and the level of violence is seen as a priority by the three candidates, as Mexico's grows weary of the high level of violence and threats to public safety. A shift in priorities and focus especially with the PRI's Nieto.
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