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Weekly Report - 29 June 2017 (WR-17-25)
MEXICO: Losing the fight
After an auspicious start to his mandate in 2012, with a series of seminal reforms, especially to the energy and education sectors, President Enrique Peña Nieto looks like he will leave office next year with a whimper. Peña Nieto has the lowest approval rating of any Mexican head of state since records began. There are several reasons for this. The Peña Nieto administration’s human rights record has been found wanting, for instance, and its chequered record on corruption has also eroded his support. But perhaps the most damning indictment of his government came with the release of homicide figures for May. When Peña Nieto came to power he promised to restore public security in Mexico after an unprecedented surge in homicides under Felipe Calderón (2006-2012). But there were more murder investigations in May than under Calderón.
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