Elections in Mexico could signal major political shake-up

Elections in Mexico could signal major political shake-up

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We’re in the midst of a major election year, but politics are heating up south of the border too. This weekend, Mexico held a regional election that could signal a major shake-up for their state governments, and the country’s 2018 presidential election. For more, Shannon O’Neil, Senior Fellow for Latin America at the Center for Foreign Relations, joined the program When she spoke with Take Two’s Josie Huang explained Mexico’s political parties that received the most focus in Sunday’s election.