Recorded April 13, 2004
Below is the original description of the event.
In 2006 Mexicans will elect a new president. Professor Aguayo will analyze the possibilities of the 17 contenders for the nomination and the tensions that competition is creating inside the different political parties. Open competition — normal in other democracies — is already exposing the strengths and weaknesses of Mexican institutions and social fabric. Professor Aguayo will discuss the possibility of free and fair elections in light of doubts about the impartiality of the new electoral authority and concerns about campaign financing.
Sergio Aguayo has been a Professor at the Colegio de México since 1977. He is an expert on security issues, U.S.–Mexico relations, the Mexican political system, refugees, democratization and human rights. In 2003 he was one of the four experts who wrote a report on Mexico’s human rights situation for the United Nations. Professor Aguayo is also active in the promotion of democracy and human rights through organizations such as Civic Alliance and the Mexican Academy of Human Rights. His weekly column appears in Reforma and 14 other Mexican newspapers, and he is a panelist on TV Channel 11’s weekly program Primer Plano.