Thursday, May 21, 2009

Obstacles

Leo Zuckermann on the difficulties facing a would-be independent politician in Mexico:
Elisa de Anda is 27. She's a lawyer and speaks with the conviction of the young; of those that think that Mexico can change. She wants to contribute her grain of sand to the construction of a better democracy. For such a purpose, she registered as a candidate for federal deputy in District 23 in the capital. But Elisa doesn't belong to any party because she's part of the group of youngsters who want to generate change independent from the parties that she considers a part of the problem, not the solution.

Because she is an independent candidate, the IFE refused to register Elisa for the election on July 5th. The problem is that, as in many electoral realms in Mexico, the law mandates, inside of the parties, everything; outside of them, nothing. It's logical. The parties are the ones that have legislated these restrictions that benefit them.

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