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AQ Podcast: “A Make-or-Break Moment For Mexican Democracy”

Political commentator Carlos Bravo Regidor on AMLO's plan to overhaul the country's electoral authority and more.
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Recent protests have illuminated a political divide in Mexico. First, thousands took to the streets to protest against President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s plan to overhaul the country’s elections authority, the INE, or Instituto Nacional Electoral. Two weeks later, AMLO himself called a march to celebrate his four years in office, a move read by many as an attempt to showcase political strength. Why are some critics calling this a “make-or-break” moment for Mexican democracy? In this episode of The Americas Quarterly Podcast, Brian Winter and political commentator Carlos Bravo Regidor discuss what is at stake in the confrontation over the INE, what to expect from the 2024 elections and Mexico’s relationship with the United States.

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Guest

Carlos Bravo Regidor is a political commentator and independent consultant

Host:

Brian Winter is editor-in-chief of Americas Quarterly

Supplemental reading: 

AQ Presidential Profile: Andrés Manuel López Obrador by AQ editors

What a Comedian’s Poll Performance Says About Mexican Politics by Carin Zissis

Is Mexico’s Security Policy Backfiring? by Sonja Wolf

AQ Podcast: Denise Dresser on Mexico-US Relations and What AMLO Really Wants


Tags: AMLO, AQ Podcast, Mexico, Mexico Elections, nearshoring
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