Newly Elected Mexican Leader Pledges Transparency

[Chris_]

Newly Elected Mexican Leader Pledges Transparency

Mexico’s president-elect, Enrique Peña Nieto, began the transition to power on Monday, declaring that he would begin to name members of his cabinet in the next few days, and pledging to lead an efficient, transparent administration focused on defeating organized crime and improving the economy.

Preliminary results showed a clear, if not quite resounding victory. With 96 percent of the vote counted, Mr. Peña had won 38 percent of the vote, defeating both the incumbent conservative party and the candidate who nearly beat the conservatives last time. But Mexican voters also seemed hesitant to give the party total control: the PRI-led coalition in congress — while still the largest in Congress — does not appear to have won an outright victory, according to the preliminary returns. Mr. Peña’s apparent margin of victory — hovering at about 6 percent — also looked to be about half what most polls suggested before election day, with the leftist party enjoying a late surge.

New York Times

So Calderon is out.  Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.

[Kyle Ricky]

The drug cartels run that country, it will always be that way.

[thundley4]

Has Obama commented on this yet?  He was quick to congratulate the newly elected socialist president of France.

[Bad Dog]

Has Obama commented on this yet?  He was quick to congratulate the newly elected socialist president of France.

He might be a little cold toward this guy as he beat out a couple of commies.  I also read the new El Presedente is hooked in solid with the cartels.  Remember all those loonies harping about a narco-state?  They seem a little less loony now.