With Enrique Peña Nieto’s victory in Mexico’s presidential elections, the Mexican people are turning to PRI—the party that led the nation for more than seven decades under a cloud of controversy—to lead them to better times. Mexico suffers from a weak economy, flagging oil revenues and violent drug cartels, and Peña Nieto needs to provide leadership that is shaped by fresh ideas and offers a commitment to change, notes Nonresident Senior Fellow Diana Negroponte.
Commentary
Is Mexico’s Enrique Peña Nieto the New Face of the Old PRI Regime?
Diana Villiers Negroponte
Diana Villiers Negroponte
Former Brookings Expert,
Public Policy Scholar
- Woodrow Wilson Center
July 5, 2012