May 28, 2015

El Bronco: Blunt, Frequently Vulgar, and Aiming to Run Nuevo León

NYTimes: He goes by the nickname El Bronco, and he aims to buck the political system in Mexico.

For the first time since a constitutional change in 2012 allowing independent candidates, one is making a serious run for governor in Mexico. And the political world is eager to see if he upsets the entrenched order, not just in his state but also in a nation increasingly frustrated and exhausted by the status quo.

It also helps that the insurgent comes in the form of Jaime Rodríguez Calderón, 57, a cursing former mayor and rancher in cowboy hat and boots who wants to run Nuevo León, a large state along the Texas border that is a hub for big business as well as organized crime. Read more.

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