Politics: How the Public Might Vent Its Ire

MEXICO - Report 21 Apr 2015 by Guillermo Valdes and Ernesto Cervera

Executive Summary The rising sense of frustration over reports of graft, influence peddling, and the political system in general, will undoubtedly find specific forms of expression as the public’s patience will presumably grow thinner given the appalling lack of sensitivity officials or their relatives have displayed each time such stories break. The most pressing question now is in what ways the rising tide of social ire might manifest itself. On Election Day, will more citizens simply abstain from voting, cast blank or spoiled ballots, or put aside their distrust of all the parties on the...

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