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MORENA Holds the Cards in Mexico’s New Congress
MORENA Holds the Cards in Mexico’s New Congress
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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Sep 4, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
On September 1, Mexico witnessed the historic opening session of a new federal Congress. Why historic? Because it represented an upending of the prior party system. With sweeping wins in the July elections, MORENA, the party of incoming President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, holds a solid majority in both houses. Odracir Barquera, who served as a chief of staff in the last Senate, talks with AS/COA’s Carin Zissis about changes in the legislature, who can be a counterweight, and gender parity in Congress.
For more on Mexico’s elections, visit: www.as-coa.org/mxelex
For more on Mexico’s elections, visit: www.as-coa.org/mxelex
Released:
Sep 4, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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