Question

Why the election held in Mexico not free and fair from independence to 2000? Class 9 NCERT

Answer 1

Because the party PRI (institutional revolutionary party). Opposition parties did contest elections, but never managed to win. The PRI was known to use many dirty tricks to win elections. The PRI spent a large sum of money in the campaign for its candidates.

Answer 2

The elections were not fair due to the unfair means used by Institutional Revolutionary Party.

• Since the nation's independence, the polls for the presidency have been held every six years.
• Not even once had the military or a dictator ruled the nation. But up until the year 2000, an association won every poll.
• The party was PRI or the institutional Revolutionary Party.
• Leftist parties managed elections, although they were seldom successful. The party's dishonest tactics for winning seats were well-known.
• Everyone who worked for the government was required to go to its party gatherings. Government school teachers once coerced parents into voting for this party.
• The opposition political parties' actions were mostly disregarded by the media outside of criticism.
• Voters found it challenging to cast their ballots because polling places were occasionally moved at the last minute.

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