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Mexico's PRD Downsizing
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December 07, 2009
 |  | Let us hope these changes are good both for the PRD, and Mexican democracy. |  | | |
A powwow is underway. The top brass of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) gathered this past weekend to discuss the restructuring of the political party in what was denominated as the "New founding of the PRD Congress."
The gathering was long in the planning and given the announcement made by party president Jesϊs Ortega, the PRD will undergo a structural downsizing and a facelift.
For starters, it will eliminate the Political Commission and reduce the number of members of the National Executive committee from 21 to 14.
What was most noteworthy about the gathering, however, is that the bickering between Ortega and deputy Alejandro Encinas, who fought a long and ugly struggle for the PRD presidency, which almost destroyed the leftist party, seems to be a thing of the past.
Also being revamped are the state and municipal committees nationwide. The PRD is currently the third electoral political force in Mexico, after the Institutional Revolutionary and National Action parties.
The leaders have recognized that they were building a fat, slow and expensive bureaucracy and made the decision to do something about it. Will lean and mean work out for "the party of the Aztec sun?" The objective is to win elections in the future.
Another novelty to come out of the congress will be the manner of selecting a presidential candidate.
Let us hope these changes are good both for the PRD, and Mexican democracy. |
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