Mexico Cannot Be Considered A Liberal Democracy

Mexico cannot be considered a liberal democracy. For a country to be a liberal democracy it must be “fair and free”, and must have “competitive elections between multiple distinct political parties.” A liberal democracy also protects “human rights, civil rights, civil liberties, and political freedoms for all people.” Mexico has gone through some significant changes; economically, socially and politically but not enough to be considered a liberal democracy. Mexico has many states, cities and villages making it hard for the media to reach out to everyone. Especially to those who live in poor and unstable areas. Since Mexico does not contain only urban and suburban areas, it is very difficult to send information to those who live in rural and isolated

For example the North and the South. The North is more “prosperous” because the people that live there are more involved with politics and economical changes. The South, on the other hand are not as engaged with society, they are less wealthy and unfortunately, they are less educated than the people living in the North. Mexico’s voter turnout is another key element that can conclude if Mexico is a liberal democracy or not. In the powerpoint, the statistics give show that 1994 had the greatest voter turnout in Mexico (74%) and has only decreased from then (60%). So, how can Mexico be considered a liberal democracy when not everyone who is eligible to vote in an election vote? It cannot. And it will not. Even though there was a “62 percent turnout rate” in the 2012 election where Peña Nieto became president for Mexico, there were still a vast amount of people who did not vote. A little more than 49 million Mexicans voted in the election but in 2012, the population of Mexico was at 120.8 million. So why aren’t all Mexicans living in Mexico participating in presidential