Most important, the government appears to be backtracking on a commitment to allow a binding referendum on the opening of the oil sector and other “transcendent” issues. Its reluctance is understandable, because voters are evenly divided on the issue, and no one will invest a cent in Mexican oil or gas if the recently approved constitutional amendment on Pemex can be overturned in 2015, as the opposition claims will happen.
最重要的是，政府似乎背弃了一项允许就石油部门开放及其他“超验”问题进行决定性公投的承诺。政府勉为其难的态度可以理解，因为选民在这个问题上的态度几乎平分秋色，如果不久前批准的墨西哥石油公司宪法修正案真能如反对派所言在2015年被推翻，那么没有人愿意对墨西哥的石油天然气进行一分钱的投资。但为实现能源现代化而遏制民主也不是一个好主意。