Thousands of students protest media coverage of Mexico’s presidential election

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Thousands of students protest media coverage of Mexico’s presidential election
By Associated Press, Published: May 23

MEXICO CITY — Thousands of university students marched through central Mexico City on Wednesday to protest media coverage that they say favors the candidate of the former ruling party in upcoming presidential elections.

The students say newspapers and television stations are tilting their coverage toward Enrique Pena Nieto, who is leading polls by double digits ahead of the July 1 vote.

Many of the students were from the elite Iberoamerican University, where a May 11 appearance by Pena Nieto set off a rare wave of protests by young people against a return to the presidency of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, which ruled Mexico for 70 years before it was voted out in 2000.

The students say Mexico’s largest television channel, Televisa, was particularly biased in its coverage of the rally and the campaign in general. Many finished the march at Televisa’s studios, where Pena Nieto was appearing on a live interview show.

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[Judi Lynn]

1. Mexicans Protest Ties Between Politics, Media

Updated May 23, 2012, 11:21 p.m. ET
Mexicans Protest Ties Between Politics, Media
Movement Says Two Networks Are Acting To Return Ex-Ruling Party to Presidency

By NICHOLAS CASEY and JOSÉ DE CÓRDOBA

MEXICO CITY—Thousands of students are joining a growing street-demonstration movement to protest Mexico's top two television networks, which they accuse of colluding to secure the leading presidential candidate's election this summer.

Across the capital, as well as several other cities, university students in recent days have rallied against what they say is an effort by the country's television duopoly—Grupo Televisa SAB and TV Azteca SAB—to back the candidate of Mexico's former ruling party.

The Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, ruled Mexico with a velvet hand and an iron fist for 71 years until it was voted out of power in 2000, but is now favored to regain power.

While the students, who were set to march again Wednesday night, have made the media coverage their rallying cry, they also are airing concerns about the return of the PRI—the party of their parents and grandparents.

More:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304065704577422583424185496.html

[Comrade Grumpy]

2. Interesting. Generational politics. With a real grievance.

But the PRI is back. Pena Nieto is going to crush the PANista. But I haven't followed too closely: What happened to the left? I think Lopez Obrador is running a distant third.

[Judi Lynn]

3. From a Tuesday article: Mexico leftist moves into second in presidential poll

Mexico leftist moves into second in presidential poll
MEXICO CITY | Tue May 22, 2012 8:17pm EDT

(Reuters) - Mexico's leftist presidential hopeful Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador pushed into second place behind opposition frontrunner Enrique Pena Nieto with just seven weeks to go before the vote, a poll showed on Tuesday.

Lopez Obrador, who narrowly lost the 2006 race to President Felipe Calderon, had 20.5 percent support in the poll by Consulta Mitofsky, up 1.4 percent from last week, overtaking the No. 2 spot for the first time in the survey.

But the silver-haired former mayor of Mexico City is still trailing Pena Nieto from the opposition Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) by more than 17 points.

Lopez Obrador is steadily gaining ground on the ruling conservative National Action Party (PAN) as voters turn away from their candidate Josefina Vazquez Mota. Calderon is barred from running for re-election.

More:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/23/us-mexico-election-idUSBRE84M00U20120523

[expatriate2mex]

4. I hope not, but probably will.

Pena nieto was governor here in mexico state, he is corrupt to the bone. So is pri, they have been through here painting houses for votes. Pri is funded by the businesses and the unions, not to be confused with the unions in the us. My wife's sisters husband (brother in law) worked as driver for pena nieto when he was governor,, drove his family actually. He bought many houses, a line of delivery trucks, flew his parents to another state to eat private plane and tons of other stuff. Before being governor pena nieto was in charge of the police (toluca) they killed some protesting farmers. Pri buys votes, they are in with televisa amd the media.

Here is a video of pri dragging poor people here in mexico state on promises of free stuff and food. It's in spanish, but they have no idea why they are there. It is last year when Eruvial ran for governor and got it. You never saw anything of the other opponents in banners in toluca unless it was just a handfull painted in walls. Eruvial's face was on every taxi, bus, office building, etc. That's not an exageration. Just like Pena nieto's is now.

Here is the video, they were hungry and wound up only almost fighting over cookies and soda. You will not see stuff like this on televisa.

If you think the PRI is the answer

States with the highest debt:

Veracruz=Javier Duarte de Ochoa-PRI
Nuevo Leon=Roberto Sandoval Castañeda- PRI
Coahuila=Jorge Torres López-PRI
Quintana Roo=Roberto Borge Angulo-PRI
Michoacan=Leonel Godoy Rangel-PRD
Nayarit=Roberto Sandoval Castañeda-PRI

Most violent states:

1.- Chihuahua- César Duarte Jáquez (PRI)
2.- Sinaloa- Mario López Valdez (PAN)
3.- Guerrero- Ángel Aguirre Rivero (PRD)
4.- Durango- Jorge Herrera Caldera (PRI)
5.- Baja California- José Guadalupe Osuna Millán (PAN)
6.- Estado de Mexico- Enrique Peña Nieto *1 (PRI)
7.- Nuevo Leon - Rodrigo Medina de la Cruz (PRI)
8. - Tamaulipas - Egidio Torre Cantú (PRI)

Tipo de Cambio al final de su mandato (end of term)
$ 22.69 82%
Lic. José Lopez Portillo (1976 a 1982)
Tipo de Cambio al inicio de su mandato$ 22.69
Tipo de Cambio al final de su mandato
$ 150.29 562%
Lic. Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado (1982 a 1988)
Tipo de Cambio al inicio de su mandato$ 150.29
Tipo de Cambio al final de su mandato
$ 2,483.00 1552%
Dr. Carlos Salinas de Gortari (1988 a 1994)
Tipo de Cambio al inicio de su mandato$ 2,483.00
Tipo de Cambio al final de su mandato
$ 3,375.00 36%
Dr. Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León (1994 a 2000)
Tipo de Cambio al inicio de su mandato $ 3.37
Tipo de Cambio al final de su mandato $ 9.45 180%
Lic. Vicente Fox Quezada
Tipo de Cambio al inicio de su mandato$ 9.45
Tipo de Cambio al final de su mandato
$ 10.90 15%
Lic. Felipe Calderón Hinojoza
Tipo de Cambio al inicio de su mandato$ 10.90
Tipo de Cambio a la mitad de su mandato$ 12.50 15%