So far, we have seen some limited protests in odingas strongholds. But essentially the ground has now been laid for a legal challenge at the supreme court. And assuming this stans, mister rudel does become presidenta, what kind of tenure is he inheriting? Well, he has lots of challenges ahead. We could see inflation in the last quarter hitting the low double digits. A fuel and food subsidy that has been put in place before the election is likely to be lifted. People who had expected to see their quality of life improving may suddenly find that they're going to be living through even tougher conditions. Who will they blame for that?
The names are familiar but the establishment-choice and rabble-rouser roles are reversed. That the vote was along class lines rather than ethnicity marks an important shift. Will
the result stand? For years Mexico was seen merely as a conduit for illegal drugs; now it has a
growing user base as well. And the
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