U.S., Mexican Leaders Say the Old PRI is Gone
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The return to power of Mexico’s Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, is unlikely to be accompanied by the corruption that used to plague the party, say Arturo Sarukhan, the Mexican ambassador to the U.S., and former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson.
At a panel hosted Tuesday by Richardson and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, and sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson Center, Sarukhan wouldn’t say whether he’d stay in his post if President-elect Enrique Peña Nieto asked him. But he said the PRI and the Mexican population have shifted, and that the ...
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Luisa Inez Newton via Texas Tribune on Facebook
I'll believe in that difference when Mexico stops the Drug War by legalizing 'la yerba buena' and standing up to the USA's intransigence.
Dave Mundy via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Wait. The US Ambassador to Mexico called HIMSELF a "Mexican?"
Jose B. Gonzalez via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Only a fool would believe the PRI. The old PRI isn't gone, its just hiding behind the curtains. It's giving orders to the younger generation from behind the scenes & in dark rooms. Powerful men don't just give up the power that took them a lifetime to amass - they only give up that power when they die & even then they try to pass the power to their sons & daughters.
Jose Angel via Texas Tribune on Facebook
I agree with you. I refuse to believe in the death of the dinosaurs, but we ought to hope for the best. More people will be watching them, that will be a good thing.
Guillermo HM via Texas Tribune on Facebook
If you followed the election process even a little you would see that the same old corrupt and anti-democratic practices were extensively used by PRI. It is still the exact same party, ready to ransack our nation's wealth, it just has a new face in front.
gypsy314 ne
Think about it Mexican thugs come here do as they please and leave. I wonder how Mexico would like it if Americans went to Mexico and repaid the favor??