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Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s first female President takes office while protests still rage over changes to the constitution. World Questions explores the challenges she faces with a sharply divided panel facing questions from around the country. Does scrapping the national police force and putting the army on the street, mean a safer Mexico? Will forcing the country’s judges to fight for election loosen the grip of the drug cartels? Is it time to ban bullfighting for good? What is the future for relations with the USA? Jonny Dymond presents a deeply felt debate from a country undergoing change.The Panel Arturo Avila, Spokesperson for the governing Morena Party in the Chamber of Deputies Denise Dresser, writer and Professor of Political Science at Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico Vanessa Ramero, independent legal consultant and analyst Jorge Triana, former deputy leader of PAN, the largest opposition party in the Chamber of DeputiesAudio updated on 15 October 2024

Subtitle
Drug violence, poverty, democracy: A Mexican panel debates the country's big issues
Duration
2926
Publishing date
2024-10-15 11:45
Link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0jxwg34
Contributors
  BBC World Service
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Enclosures
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