Study paper from 2012 in the field of Politics - International Politics - Region: Central and South America, Grade: 2.0, Language: German, Abstract: The economically strongest country in Latin America began a transition during the 20th century. This refers to the change from an autocratically governed system to a democratic one. Mexico was able to complete this transition in 1997 when opposition parties first gained a majority in the Chamber of Deputies. In the subsequent presidential election of 2000, the premature end of the transition was achieved with the victory of a PAN candidate. With Vicente Fox, an opposition party was able to place a president for the first time, thereby ending the over 70-year rule of the quasi-state party Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI). During the 1980s, the government faced challenges due to the economic crisis...