Mexico’s multiplying problems threaten Nafta talks

While Mexico has handled international crises well, domestic problems are another issue.

President Enrique Peña Nieto faces multiplying problems. The government appears unable to tame a spike in violence, including a 30 per cent rise in homicides and extortion and a 20 per cent increase in kidnappings.

The discovery of huge mass graves and the still unresolved disappearance of 43 students at the hands of corrupt local police and a drugs gang have sickened Mexicans. Corruption scandals involving former PRI governors have deepened public disgust, as has the saga of a mansion for Pena Nieto’s wife paid for by a government contractor.

Source: Financial Times