- Mexico's 1988 presidential election was allegedly manipulated in favour of the ruling party.
- Comprehensive reform of Mexico’s electoral authority in the 1990s allowed for fair elections and the end of one-party rule in 2000.
- President Andrés Manuel López Obrador wants to weaken the independent National Electoral Institute (INE) by slashing its budget and supervisory powers.
- López Obrador is trying to ensure his party's victory in the 2021 presidential and congressional elections.
- The US, Mexico's neighbour and biggest trading partner, has been quiet about the authoritarianism in Mexico.
Mexico's hard-won democracy is in danger
The US should speak out against López Obrador’s assault on key institutions
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