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Mexico on the edge of a dystopian cliff

Mexico is on the edge of a dystopian cliff. What is at stake in the upcoming presidential elections is the remnant of the country’s eroding social, economic and political stability. Español

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A Mexican citizen who exercises his right to vote in the presence of some electoral observers and representatives of political parties in the 2012 elections. Source: Wikimedia Commons. Some rights reserved

On Sunday 1st of July 2018, Mexico finds itself at a crossroads. It faces three main scenarios: 

1) A continuation of the status quo and the metastasizing of the neoliberal capitalist logic in all areas of public and private life. This would entail the bleak, gradual demise of all forms of political community which are necessary for the survival of democracy.