Word: madrid
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...central issue, relations with the Soviet Union, there has been what one top diplomat called "a whiff or two of movement" from Moscow of late. But the movement seems isolated in such secondary areas as a human rights agreement at the marathon conference in Madrid (see WORLD). In the far more important arena of nuclear-arms talks, new details of a Soviet proposal seemed to emphasize rather than ease a continuing deadlock. In the Middle East, U.S. diplomacy has stalled severely. Late last week the White House had not even received official confirmation that Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin would...
...upset reflected popular discontent with the often cynical and lackluster PRI leadership. It was also a sign that Mexicans have become impatient with the stringent austerity measures that President Miguel de la Madrid imposed to restore health to Mexico's anemic economy. The peso lost more than three-quarters of its value last year; inflation is still running at 80% annually; and unemployment or underemployment has reached 35%. These problems tend to have more of an impact on Mexicans who live in the northern states, closer to the U.S. border. The PAN, a center-right party that generally favors...
Just as remarkable as PAN's victories was the fact that the PRI allowed them to occur. To his credit, President De la Madrid had instructed officials to keep the elections clean and to let the results stand. Said Heberto Castillo, head of the small leftist Mexican Workers' Party: "It is a positive note for the free play of democracy...
During the election campaign last year Presidential Candidate Miguel de la Madrid pledged to bring about a "moral renovation" of Mexican society, including the investigation of former officials for corruption. In his seven months as President, however, De la Madrid has been criticized for moving slowly against suspect members of the administration of his predecessor, José Lopez Portillo, whose government was widely regarded as corrupt. Last week, in a move that created a nationwide sensation, the government accused Jorge Díaz Serrano, 63, former head of the state oil monopoly, Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), and the "architect" of Mexico...
Last week's announcement astounded Mexican politicians, not only because of Díaz Serrano's prominence but also because of his closeness to Lopez Portillo. Many Mexicans saw the move as an indication that De la Madrid would press similar charges against other members of the former administration. The word in Mexico City, however, is that the new government has decided at the "highest level" not to press for any legal action against Lopez Portillo himself...