Mexico’s institutions withstood – just barely – the onslaught of a virtually insurrectional left-wing opposition, bent in vain on stopping Calderón’s inauguration, and of a resentful Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI), increasingly dedicated to allowing Calderón to take office, and then fail miserably. Calderón impressively overcame apparently insurmountable obstacles on the way to the presidency, yet the struggle to govern and transform Mexico has just begun.
墨西哥的政府机构艰难地顶住了左翼反对派几乎是暴动般的冲击，左翼人士一心想阻止卡尔德龙就任总统。同样难以应对的还有革命制度党（PRI），他们一门心思想看卡尔德龙登上宝座，而后再一败涂地、草草收场。在通往总统宝座的道路上，卡尔德龙出人意料地克服了所有似乎无法逾越的障碍，但管理和改革墨西哥的斗争才刚刚开始。