Mexico City’s long-awaited constitution was finally launched on 18 September, completing the capital’s transition into a federal unit comparable to Mexico’s 31 other states, although the city’s status as the seat of national government makes it technically ineligible to become a state in its own right [RM-18-01]. Known as the CDMX constitution, an immediately noticeable change is in the official name of the city, from the Distrito Federal to the Ciudad de México (CDMX). But this project, rooted in ideals of citizen participation and multicultural engagement, has brought many far more substantial changes to the politics – and the people – of Mexico City.End of preview - This article contains approximately 1939 words.
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