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Is Mexico beating a retreat from democracy?
Written by Bere Belmares
2013 was meant to be Mexico’s year to prove it could get back in the game, and become a more dominant economic power. President Enrique Peña Nieto attracted the world media spotlight after taking office, pushing his party’s (PRI) modern face and pursuing a series of aggressive reforms. Caught in […]
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Bere Belmares
Bere Belmares is an International affairs graduate from Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM).
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Mexico’s middle class takes a body blow
Written by Bere Belmares
A struggling middle class watched from the sidelines while Congress mangled a ‘miscellaneous fiscal reform’ through the Senate and passed it in ‘fast-track’ mode, creating great concern among millions of households. When Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto took up office in 2012, he came in embracing his role as the […]
