Democracy en Mexico

Which are the main political parties in Mexico?

• PRI, PAN, MORENA

• PT

• PRD

• PVEM

How are elections organized in Mexico?

• Through a popularity contest in the social media.

• Through a public auction of votes

• Through an organized electoral process by the INE (Instituto Nacional Electoral), where the citizens can vote for the candidates of their election in the ballot boxes placed in the polling booth.

• By candidates lottery

What are some of the democracy challenges in Mexico?

• Climate change as a main challenege

• Corruption, violence linked to the organized crime, socioeconomic inequity, lack of citizenry participation

• Excess in citizenry participation

• Lack of natural resources

What is the role of social media in Mexican democracy?

• Social Media manipulate information to favor certain political parties.

• Social Media has no impact in Mexican democracy.

• Social Media informs the people and promotes transparency and accountability. They work as a counterweight to the political power.

• Social Media only publish fake news.

What is citizenry and its importance in Mexico?

• Citizenry is the group of enterprises that tries to maximize profits without considering the social impact.

• Citizenry makes reference to the militar organization in Mexico.

• Citizenry is an old-fashioned term without relevancy nowadays.

• Citizenry is the organization of people and groups that gather voluntarily to promote common interests and participate in public life. In Mexico, its importance relies on the defense of human rights, democracy promotion, citizen surveillance and making decisions.

Which is nowadays the political party in Mexico?

• PAN

• PRI

• PT

• MORENA

Which reforms have been applied to reinforce democracy in Mexico?

• 2013 Energy Reform

• 2014 Political Reform, 2014 Electoral Reform, 2016 Anticorruption Reform

• 2015 Educative Reform

• 2013 Laboral Reform

What has been the historical evolution of the electoral system throughout the years?

• Through the appliance of old-fashioned technology and archaic methods

• Through external political parties influence

• Through constitutional reforms and changes in the electoral legislation, including INE creation and the appliance of citizen participation mechanisms.

• Through the citizen participation elimination in the electoral process

What is the social media impact on the democratic process in Mexico?

• The social media impact on the democratic process inMexico is totally positive without any drawback.

• Social Media only generates confusion and misinformation since they don't promote citizen participation.

• Social Media has had a meaningful impact by allowing a major diffusion of information, facilitating citizen participation, and generating political debates, but it has also been used to publish fake news and polarize opinions.

• Social Media has no impact in the democratic process in Mexico

What are meaningful citizen organizations nowadays in Mexico?

• Save the Children México

• Unicef México

• Amnistía Internacional México, Oxfam México, Greenpeace México

• World Wildlife Fund México