At the beginning of 2011, security defined the U.S.-Mexico
relationship, and it was the issue that most observers thought
would shape Mexico's 2012 presidential, state, and local elections.
Only two of Mexico's three main parties, the National Action Party
(PAN) and Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD), had well-known
positions on security and on themes such as economic
liberalization, rule of law, and reform of the energy sector. After
the election, changes began to occur. A labor bill that Calderon
introduced in the new Congress passed both chambers largely intact
with the new president-elect's support, setting the stage for
multipartisan cooperation. Similarly, in December, Congress enacted
a constitutional change in education, and a supermajority of states
seems destined to approve it. It remains to be seen whether that
sense of compromise among Mexico's three dominant parties will
prevail for other key initiatives, including telecommunications,
taxes, energy reform, and public safety. Yet, where there was
uncertainty about the course Mexico would take leading up to the
2012 elections, the new administration has committed itself to the
principles of effective government, with public opinion playing a
supporting role.
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