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Presidential Elections in Mexico

From Hegemony to Pluralism

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Authors:
  1. Reynaldo Yunuen Ortega Ortiz

    1. Center for International Studies, College of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico

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  • Synthesizes historical and statistical analysis
  • Provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary overview of the Mexican electoral system
  • Outlines a general typology of presidential elections
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Introduction: A Longue Durée View of the Process of Democratization in Mexico

    • Reynaldo Yunuen Ortega Ortiz
    Pages 1-9

  3. The Democratization Process in Mexico and Presidential Elections. Toward a Typology of Presidential Elections

    • Reynaldo Yunuen Ortega Ortiz
    Pages 11-44

  4. Maintaining Elections: 1970, 1976 and 1982

    • Reynaldo Yunuen Ortega Ortiz
    Pages 45-71

  5. Converting Elections: 1988, 1994, and 2006

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    Pages 73-122

  6. The Realigning Elections: 2000 and 2012

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    Pages 123-165

  7. Conclusions: Presidential Elections and the New Structure of Power in Mexico

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    Pages 167-171

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 173-188
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This book analyzes the transformation of the Mexican political system during the last four decades, focusing on its presidential elections. As the country has shifted away from an authoritarian political system, ruled by a hegemonic party, it has become a more moderate, pluralistic society, marked by electoral competition between contestant parties.  Using a mixed methodology, including historical and statistical analysis, the author argues that the fight for clean and fair elections in Mexico has a long history of contestation and conflict, entailing at once movements towards democracy yet also processes of de-democratization.”








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“After the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920) México gave form to one of the most successful authoritarian systems of the 20th century. The strong roots of its undemocratic institutions and political culture have made extremely difficult and prolonged its democratic transition. By carefully examining the way in which presidential elections without meaning evolved into competitive although unfair ones, professor Reynaldo Ortega provides the reader with a good panorama of the political transformation of México in the last half a century and highlights the nature of the bumpy road still has to travel a hybrid political system before becoming a bona fide electoral democracy.” (Lorenzo Meyer, Professor Emeritus, El Colegio de México)    

Authors and Affiliations

  • Center for International Studies, College of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico

    Reynaldo Yunuen Ortega Ortiz

About the author

Reynaldo Yunuen Ortega Ortiz is Professor of Political Science at the Center for International Studies at the College of Mexico. He is a Member of the National System of Researchers in Mexico and Chief Editor of the journal Foro Internacional. In 2012 he was awarded the National Prize of Social Research and Public Opinion.

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