NYTIMES/MARC LACEY/ ANALYSIS/
This was Mexico's first election where drug dealers played a visible role trying to disrupt the process.
"... the clearest messages that voters seemed to send were that no one party rules Mexico anymore and that entrenched party machines no longer have a lock on power. Voters were clearly frustrated with the violence Mexico has experienced, interviews showed, and the fact that they turned out at all in some particularly dangerous areas was noteworthy."
AND"...“Perhaps the greatest takeaway from Sunday’s elections is that democracy is surprisingly healthy in Mexico,” said expert Andrew Selee.
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