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AU - Pedroza, Luicy
AU - GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies - Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien, Institut für Lateinamerika-Studien
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AMLO's first 100 days: mixed signals
KW - Mexiko
KW - Staatsoberhaupt
KW - politische Reform
KW - politische Führung
KW - Prozess
KW - politischer Wandel
KW - Transparenz
KW - politischer Prozess
KW - Regierung
KW - innere Sicherheit
KW - politische Stabilität
KW - Korruption
KW - Verbrechensbekämpfung
KW - Sozialpolitik
KW - Reform
KW - politisch-administratives System
KW - Andrés Manuel López Obrador
KW - administrativer Prozesse
PY - 2019
N2 - Veröffentlichungsversion
N2 - begutachtet
N2 - Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) became Mexico's president on 1 December 2018. Despite some signs of tension, 100 days later his approval rates surpass 80 per cent. It is too early to see signs of the transformation he proclaimed to start. Yet, his approach to solving Mexico's toughest problems and his political communication style differentiate from previous governments. The priorities for the new government -and those where voters expect delivery- are social policies and internal security. While domestic and foreign investors are on edge after AMLO's campaign assertions that he would backpedal on some of the reforms made by the previous government, the peso has been stable and his government has pledged to continue pursuing multilateralism and open markets. Still, anxieties among investors might affect the prospects of the Mexican economy just as much as the government's actions do. Migration is a complex phenomenon in Mexico, occupying the headlines for the last five months due to caravans hailing from Central America. Policies to deal with migration are undergoing change because of that. At the same time, migration is becoming a nodal point to connect the government's plans for infrastructure development for the impoverished south of the country with its foreign policy projections in the region. Despite fundamental change in other areas, the new government's agenda so far has omitted concerns for gender equality, the environment, or the risks of the military gaining a stronger hold on the security apparatus. AMLO's plans enjoy ample support, but his style bears mixed signals for democracy. As he seeks popular backing by both institutional and extra-institutional means, participation and accountability may grow at the expense of checks and balances. Internal and international actors should play a supportive role for this government's aims, yet also to attentively check the methods used - especially regarding the implementation of social and internal security policies.
BT - GIGA Focus Lateinamerika ; Bd. 2
CY - Hamburg
UR - http://slubdd.de/katalog?TN_libero_mab2
ER -