Abstract

INFANTE, José María. Elections in Mexico: restrictions, fraud, and conflicts. CONfines relacion. internaci. ciencia política [online]. 2005, vol.1, n.2, pp.65-78. ISSN 1870-3569.

The development of electoral processes in modern democracies has a long history of reconstructions that slowly lifted restrictive conditions. This development has not been without conflicts and many obstacles have had to be overcome to establish citizens' confidence in voting. In the case of Mexico, electoral transformation experienced many difficulties, and combined with the strong presence of the state machinery elections were unreliable until the end of the 20th century. Therefore, despite advances, there are still many problems with the electoral process. This article provides a summary of the principal electoral issues in the past decade in an attempt to unravel the causes.

Keywords : elections; vote; electoral conflicts; voting in Mexico.

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