| Dudley Althaus: Upcoming Mexico Elections, Like Weird 'Wild West' Dudley Althaus - GlobalPost | |
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Morris the cat is running for mayor in Xalapa, Mexico. Some students are dubbing him the 'citizen's candidate' out of frustration with local politicians. (Buzz60)
MEXICO CITY — Candidates have been gunned down, gangster cash alleged in campaigns, governors accused of corruption and a cat, dog and donkey nominated for municipal office.
Mexico's democracy is dancing dirty once again.
On Sunday, voters will elect one governor, 13 state legislatures and hundreds of city councils and mayors. Voters yawn, but politicians have been scratching at one another like bobcats. Economically crucial tax and energy reforms hang in the balance.
“This is a setback in terms of elections,” says political scientist Sergio Aguayo, a longtime democracy activist and sharp critic of the country's modern politics. “It's the Wild West.”
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