MEXICO CITY — Three presidential candidates formally accepted the nominations of Mexico’s main political parties on Sunday, entering what is shaping up to be a crowded, six-person race to the July 1 election. “Those who violate human rights will be rigorously punished,” he said, in allusion to abuses by Mexican security forces. To combat poverty, he proposed to grow the economy by boosting competition and investment, and progressively increasing the minimum wage. He also promised respectful relations with the United States but said his government would not let Washington take advantage of it. And at a packed stadium, Meade officially became the first non-member presidential candidate for the governing Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, in its nearly 90-year history.

Source: National Post February 18, 2018 20:06 UTC