Mexico is edging closer and closer to one-party rule
A constitutional crisis is narrowly avoided as Morena tightens its grip
Power is often said to come with corresponding responsibility. Not so in Mexican politics. The ruling party, Morena, has been wielding the supermajority its coalition won in elections in June with little regard for the consequences. This week it pushed Mexico to the brink of a constitutional crisis.
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