To: LoneClone who wrote (14957 ) 7/2/2006 2:35:20 PM From: marcos Read Replies (1) | Respond to Yes, exactly, Fox was pretty much stalled out on most of his intended programmes, and everything is lined up to make it even harder for his successor ... the presidencia was not long ago the most powerful branch of government, if this trend continues it will soon be relegated to janitorial services for the others ... four out of ten diputados gain their seats according to party affiliation, based on proportional representation, so they don't directly represent a constituency of a specific area-based population, just partisan loyalty and whatever machinations they can come up with personally ... this magnifies the power of fringe parties and makes the country ungovernable to an extent, which is not a bad thing in many respects ... it does make it difficult to reform Pemex and other tangled webs, thoughen.wikipedia.org
