Mexican presidential elections

Student Protests in Mexico Mirror Arab Spring Demonstrations, Uprisings

Manuel Rueda

Thousands of university students took to the streets of Mexico City Wednesday demanding greater freedom of speech in the country and protesting the PRI’s possible return to power. It was the third-largest student protest in less than a week, and it has prompted some journalists in the country to wonder if Mexico is going through a political transformation similar to the “Arab Spring."

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