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Weekly Report - 09 November 2017 (WR-17-44)
MEXICO: Rise of the independents?
More than in any other recent presidential elections, the 2018 contest in Mexico will see independent candidates play an important role. Changes to electoral regulations have made it easier to stand as an independent. Widespread disenchantment with the established political parties is also an important factor. The main non-party contenders are Margarita Zavala and Jaime ‘El Bronco’ Rodríguez Calderón but it is a crowded field.
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