Mexican De-Democratization? Pandemic, Hyper-Presidentialism and Attempts to Rebuild a Dominant Party System

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ID6380355
AuthorsGerman Petersen (0000-0003-3275-8230, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente), Fernanda Somuano (El Colegio de México)
Year2021
Issueahead
Publication date2021-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista de ciencia política (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0716-1417 • E-ISSN: 0718-090X
PublisherSciELO Agencia Nacional de Investigacion y Desarrollo (ANID) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.4067/s0718-090x2021005000118
OpenAlexW3193676288
SCIELO_PIDS0718-090X2021005000118
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited8

As in almost the entire world, in Mexico 2020 was the year of the pandemic. The health and socioeconomic consequences of Covid-19 were devastating, severely impacting levels of equality and inclusiveness in the country. In terms of public contestation, hyper-presidentialism and the attempts of the governing party (Morena) to become dominant have eroded checks and balances and limited political plurality in the political system. Morena is building on the bases of the former hegemonic â the PRIâ and the PRD, although it faces the hurdle of weak institutionalization â albeit within a party system that is also weak. Overall, the sum of these elements suggests a process of de-democratization in the country. The recent 2021 elections were a relative setback for Morena's attempts to become a dominant party at the federal level, particularly in the Chamber of Deputies, but Morena's political strength was strongly consolidated at the local level

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Democracy · Democratization · Development economics · Economics · Hegemony · Institutionalisation · Pandemic · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Presidential system · Setback · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Law · Political Dynamics in Latin America · Public Policy and Governance

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