Three presidential candidates participated in an online debate organized by students. Pena Nieto declined to participate, citing potential bias. A wide range of topics were covered.
BBC - Three of Mexico's presidential candidates have taken part in an online debate organised by a student protest movement known as #YoSoy132 (I am 132).
Josefina Vazquez Mota, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and Gabriel Quadri answered questions over the internet.
But front-runner Enrique Pena Nieto, the main target of the group's protests, declined to take part, saying the debate would not be neutral. Read more.
The MexicoBlog of the Americas Program, a fiscally sponsored program of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), is written by Laura Carlsen. I monitor and analyze international press on Mexico, with a focus on security, immigration, human rights and social movements for peace and justice, from a feminist perspective. And sometimes I simply muse.
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