Ernesto Zedillo says AMLO has left Mexico on the verge of authoritarianism
The former president exhorts Claudia Sheinbaum to opt for democracy
FOR ALMOST seven decades of the 20th century, Mexico was ruled by the Institutional Revolutionary Party, known as the PRI. For most of that period, the actions of the executive were neither monitored nor counterbalanced by Congress, which was assumed to support the executive unconditionally, nor by an independent judiciary, which was in effect subordinated to the president.
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Three presidents on the partnerships that can at last transform Africa
Success teeters on bold, stable funding, say Julius Maada Bio, Lazarus Chakwera and Andry Rajoelina
Assisted-dying advocates’ claims of freedom have it backward, says Danny Kruger
One of a pair of essays in which members of Parliament argue their cases
My assisted-dying bill safely solves a grave injustice, says Kim Leadbeater
One of a pair of essays in which members of Parliament argue their cases
“Middle powers” can thrive in the age of AI, says Eric Schmidt
Google’s former chief executive has a playbook for riding out the revolution
Polls get elections wrong. So use Google, says Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
The data scientist argues that stronger predictions lie in what people search for
War in Ukraine may only intensify under Trump, says Dmytro Kuleba
The country’s former foreign minister explains the powderkeg that is three leaders in a cannot-lose standoff