[Mb-civic] Mexico's Impeachment

[michael at intrafi.com]

This story was sent to you by: michael butler

--------------------
Mexico's Impeachment 
--------------------


April 10 2005

Once merely disappointing, the state of Mexico's democracy in the era of Vicente Fox has become alarming. It's hard to believe that only five years after the long-ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party's inspiring defeat at the polls, the PRI and Fox's National Action Party are conspiring to bar a popular leftist candidate — Mexico City Mayor Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador — from the ballot in next year's presidential election. It's a foolish move that is tarnishing the credibility of the political system and is bound to backfire, enhancing Lopez Obrador's popularity. 

The complete article can be viewed at:
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-mexico10apr10,0,333471.story 

Visit latimes.com at http://www.latimes.com