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    Ana Pau Linas
    Aug 21, 2018

    Money in Mexican Politics

    Unlike United States, Mexico has a different way to manage money in politics. First of all, sponsoring political parties is illegal. On the other hand, we have a centralized institution (INE) that manages and controls the funding going to each political party. All the funding goes directly from the taxes Mexicans pay, and it is divided depending on how many votes the political party had on the last presidential elections.

    If a political party has less than 3% of the total votes, the National Electoral Institute (INE) takes away its funding and cancels the registration of the political party.

    Fun fact: This year's presidential elections were considered the most legitimate in history.


    Khushboo Shah
    Aug 25, 2018

    This is such a vital piece of information to understand the election process in Mexico.


    Could you please share some other resources (such as articles/journals to refer) so that we can gain a deeper understanding of the electoral process? '


    Thank you so much!

    Ana Pau Linas
    Dec 10, 2018

    I am glad you showed interest! Here are some links that might be helpful: https://portalanterior.ine.mx/archivos3/portal/historico/contenido/The_Mexican_Electoral_System/ https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/infographic-mexicos-electoral-process If you have more doubts, feel free to ask me :)

    david.hu241
    Oct 3, 2018

    Have there been any cases of sabotage in Mexico, where a larger party prevents a smaller one from getting 3% of the vote?

    Ana Pau Linas
    Dec 10, 2018

    Nope, because the National Electoral Institute, is the one that organizes the elections and keeps an eye on both the political parties and the elections. Besides, if there was the case, the INE has the jurisdiction to impose a punishment.

    Felicity Wong
    Oct 5, 2018

    Do you think there are ways for the US to adopt a similar system in order to curb the ongoing corruption occurring in campaign finance?

    Ana Pau Linas
    Dec 10, 2018

    I believe it'd be hard for the US to implement this system, due to the fact that the way they have been doing it, is extremely ingrained to their cultural roots. On the other hand, the fact that this system uses public funding to finance both the elections and itself, will be a little bit problematic for the citizens because it can be linked to a way of corruption.


    Felicity Wong
    Dec 12, 2018

    @Ana Pau Linas Thank you for your reply! That is interesting how American culture heavily influences how Americans, including myself, view our policies. Do you see a cultural shift occurring anytime in the near future if policies like this were implemented?

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    Levi Cannon
    Dec 21, 2018

    Does the political party in control have any power over the INE?

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