how indian elections are different from mexico
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Some of the differences includes -
Mexico has presidential form of government , therefore the elections are held directly for the president wheras in India , we have parliamentary form of government , therefore the elections are held indirectly for the president and directly for the members of parliament and state legislatures.
in mexico , elections are held after every 6 years whereas in india , elections are held after every 5 years.
in mexico , president has real powers whereas in india , prime minister is the real head.
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The main differences between Mexico and India under one-party domination were as given below :
Mexico
(i) In Mexico, the Institutional Revolutionary Party or the PRI dominated for almost sixty years.
(ii) PRI was mixture of various interests including political and military leaders, labour and Peasant organisations and political parties.
(iii) In Mexico, electoral laws were operated in a manner so as to ensure that the PRI always won. Elections were often rigged and manipulated by the ruling party.
(iv) In Mexico, tactics adopted by the PRI during the period of its dominance had a long term effect on the health of democracy. The citizens have yet to develop full confidence in the free and fair nature of elections.
India
(i) In India, Indian National Congress’s dominance was for about fifteen years.
(ii) Indian National Congress did not represent military leaders.
(iii) In India there were always fair and free elections.
(iv)The relations between the ruling party and the opposition were cordial.