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Mexico & Nafta - November 2014 (ISSN 1741-444X)
What next for Guerrero?
The crisis sparked by the Iguala disappearances [RM-14-10] has forced the departure of Guerrero’s state governor, Angel Heladio Aguirre Rivero. Aguirre took an indefinite leave of absence on 24 October to allow the Iguala investigations to continue under an interim government, becoming the first political victim of the Iguala crisis and the second Mexican state governor to step down this year amidst a security crisis, as in neighbouring Michoacán [RM-14-07]. With Guerrero (and Michoacán) scheduled to hold gubernatorial and local elections in June 2015, President Enrique Peña Nieto and the federally ruling Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) will be hoping that, as in Michoacán, the interim administration will help to restore order to the troubled state so as to guarantee free elections and a smooth transition of power. This is crucial to guaranteeing political stability in these states and others.
