Violeta Vázquez Rojas Defends the IV-T’s Majority Rule
“Only because one party wins everything, it is accused of authoritarianism,” asserts Violeta Vázquez Rojas, a high-ranking official from the inner circle of Palacio. This perspective, she suggests, dismisses the profound regime change brought about by the IV-T in just seven years. Dr. Vázquez Rojas urges us to overlook the wave of reforms that have cleared the path for centralizing all power in the Federal Executive.
She asks us to view progress as regression, as the pending reforms mark the end of Mexico’s fleeting democratic spring and ensure the resurgence of the suffocating PRI imperial presidency that dominated almost the entire 20th century.
The Shadow Forum on Information
On the International Day of Access to Information, commemorated on September 28, Tanivet Ramos, the head of Transparency for the People, launched a forum “for the people,” according to journalistic reports. The irony lies in the fact that the forum was attended by subsecretaries of Anticorruption and Good Governance, with no public transmission or press coverage. The officials conferred in the shadows.
This behavior, described by British historian Paul Johnson as political aberrations of the 20th century, embodies arrogance: “those who proclaim to the world: we few know more than all of you; we few are better than all of you.”
Navigating Relations with China
Mindful of China’s state capitalism since the Party initiated its successful economic opening without political liberalization, positioning China as a global second power through its massive export capacity.
The Chinese market-oriented capitalism’s heavy reliance on exports explains its Commerce Ministry’s aggressive response to tariffs imposed on Mexico. China insists on its legitimate commercial interests, disregarding Mexico’s, whose trade deficit with China stands at 68.351 billion US dollars.
Beijing may believe its global second-power status places its interests above those of any other nation.
Swirling Notes
“The coordinator of Morena’s majority in the Senate, Adán Augusto López Hernández, has already explained his income. Negative reactions won’t matter; his fate hinges on the president’s morning comment… Health sector claims to guarantee payment of 14 billion pesos owed to pharmaceutical companies, despite the debt being from 2024… Marcelo Ebrard, the Economy Secretary, pledges to defend the pharmaceutical industry against Trump’s 100% tariff.”
Key Questions and Answers
- Q: What is Violeta Vázquez Rojas’s stance on the IV-T’s majority rule? A: She argues that criticisms of authoritarianism are superficial, ignoring the profound regime change brought by the IV-T in seven years.
- Q: How did the forum on information unfold? A: The event lacked public transmission or press coverage, with officials conferring privately.
- Q: What are the implications of China’s state capitalism? A: Its heavy reliance on exports explains its aggressive response to tariffs imposed on Mexico, prioritizing its interests over others.
- Q: What are the key points from swirling notes? A: The Senate coordinator’s income explanation, the health sector’s debt assurance despite future timing, and Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard’s pledge to defend the pharmaceutical industry from Trump’s tariffs.
