Accountability and the Rule of Law in Mexico on the Threshold of the 2006 Elections
September 8-9, 2005
How well prepared is Mexico for what are likely to be highly contested elections in 2006, and what does the level of preparedness tell us about Mexico's democratic "transition" or "consolidation"?
This conference, featured as part of Mexico Month, will examine two principal questions of accountability and rule of law relating to democratization in Mexico and the 2006 elections: 1) assessment of the agreed procedures whereby parties in Mexico select their candidates for executive and legislative offices, taking account of internal rules; gender quotas; and debates relating to eligibility rules for candidates; 2) the adequacy of the institutional architecture relating to the national and sub-national conduct of elections; media access and monitoring, campaign financing etc.