candidate in the national as well as many regional elections (Shelley 222).” This change really took people by surprise, many, the victory of the PAN’s charismatic Vicente Fox in July “for 2000, stood as the crowning achievement of Mexican democratization, placing Mexico onto a new and long sought after path (Morris 2).” After his presidential victory, President Fox did not waste any time in implementing reforms to strengthen democracy in the country. For example, after Fox’s win there was a greater emphasis freedom of expression in relation to Mexican scholars, journalist, and political activist saw an increase, and lastly, press obtained new freedoms during this period than ever before (Morris 5). In addition, President Fox would not shy away from acknowledging that corruption was a problem in Mexico and launched an anticorruption program (Morris 5) In other words, President Fox was implementing reforms that would help Mexico democratize. It is said that democracy is the only thing that deters corruption, this seemed to be Fox’s idea for Mexico. However, I do not believe president Fox took into consideration what his reforms would cause during the process to reach a consolidated democracy. The grey area between a one party controlled Mexico to a consolidated democratic Mexico is where the country finds itself at the moment. Violence dramatically increased as a result of President Fox’s reforms, which caused greater freedoms to the Mexican people and challenged corruption, and was further fueled by President Calderon’s declaration of war on the drug cartels in 2006. However, many people would argue that less corruption and more democracy means more stability and not the other way around? Research shows that democracy does in fact help reduce corruption and help the
candidate in the national as well as many regional elections (Shelley 222).” This change really took people by surprise, “for many, the victory of the PAN’s charismatic Vicente Fox in July 2000, stood as the crowning achievement of Mexican democratization, placing Mexico onto a new and long sought after path (Morris 2).” After his presidential victory, President Fox did not waste any time in implementing reforms to strengthen democracy in the country. For example, after Fox’s win there was a greater emphasis freedom of expression in relation to Mexican scholars, journalist, and political activist saw an increase, and lastly, press obtained new freedoms during this period than ever before (Morris 5). In addition, President Fox would not shy away from acknowledging that corruption was a problem in Mexico and launched an anticorruption program (Morris 5) In other words, President Fox was implementing reforms that would help Mexico democratize. It is said that democracy is the only thing that deters corruption, this seemed to be Fox’s idea for Mexico. However, I do not believe president Fox took into consideration what his reforms would cause during the process to reach a consolidated democracy. The grey area between a one party controlled Mexico to a consolidated democratic Mexico is where the country finds itself at the moment. Violence dramatically increased as a result of President Fox’s reforms, which caused greater freedoms to the Mexican people and challenged corruption, and was further fueled by President Calderon’s declaration of war on the drug cartels in 2006. However, many people would argue that less corruption and more democracy means more stability and not the other way around? Research shows that democracy does in fact help reduce corruption and help the
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