Posted on 04/30/2016 9:52:05 AM PDT by StCloudMoose
The Mexican government's pledge to tackle graft suffered a setback on Friday when Congress entered its summer recess having failed to pass anti-corruption legislation that has been stuck in political limbo for months.
Harried by accusations of corruption, President Enrique Pena Nieto's government last May passed a reform to tighten oversight of public officials, and create a special anti-graft prosecutor.
Those changes were dependent on secondary legislation meant to pass in a year, yet by the end of April, his centrist Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) had only submitted proposals for five of the seven laws the package comprises.
The opposition attacked Pena Nieto's commitment to the reform and blamed the PRI for blocking the legislation, which the party admits will likely miss the May 28 deadline.
"The president is from one party, and it's up to him to push this reform. And what's happening is the very opposite," said opposition senator Francisco Burquez of the center-right National Action Party.
Taking power in 1929, the PRI ruled Mexico for the next 71 years and had become a byword for corruption when it was finally voted out in 2000. Pena Nieto returned it to power in 2012.
Presidential spokesman Eduardo Sanchez dismissed any suggestion that Pena Nieto was not doing enough, saying that the legislation currently in Congress came from the president, and that his commitment to the cause was "more than proven".
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And the pictures of Mexican citizens protesting the lack of action by their government will show up in ... 3... 2... 1... ???
If you want to understand Mexican politics, start with the Hollywood Movie FOR GREATER GLORY with Andy Garcia and Eva Longoria. It is a must see for anyone concerned about immigration from Mexico.
PRI and anti-corruption go together like icecream and mayonnaise.
Perhaps a few million Mexican males of military age being bottled up there agitating for change will do the trick.
Henceforth, all bribe requirements will be 10% larger to cover payments to the anti-graft prosecutor.
The Mexican Elites are worried?
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