Electorumpus
PRE-ELECTION time in Mexico is always a bit odd, but today it looks downright loopy. President Ernesto Zedillo had staked his credibility on making this July's congressional (and other) elections the country's cleanest ever. He even pushed all parties into an electoral-reform package last year, albeit his own party, the PRI, watered it down at the last minute. But now a fresh scandal has surfaced.
This article appeared in the International section of the print edition under the headline “Electorumpus”
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