Mexican president sworn in amid protests

Enrique Pena Nieto has taken the oath of office as Mexico’s new president, bringing the old ruling party back to power after a 12-year hiatus.

Mexican president sworn in amid protests

Enrique Pena Nieto has taken the oath of office as Mexico’s new president, bringing the old ruling party back to power after a 12-year hiatus.

His Institutional Revolutionary Party ruled for 71 years with a mix of populist handouts, graft and rigged elections before being voted out and replaced by the conservative National Action Party in 2000.

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