Economy key in Mexico's election

Mexico City : Mexico | Jun 11, 2012 at 4:17 AM PDT

Source: BBC

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As Mexico's presidential race enters its home stretch towards the vote on 1 July, the issue of drug-related violence has not, as widely expected, dominated the campaign. Many analysts believed that the drug war that has resulted in more than 50,000 deaths since 2006 would be the issue of the election.... FULL ARTICLE AT BBC

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