ok, so Luis Donaldo Colosio was a member of the PRI, during that time the PRI was the only political party in Mexico so getting the presidential candidacy basically mean that you would be the next president of the country, Colosia was a socdem in the PRI and he wanted to pass popular social reforms like giving the indigenous more representation and social justice, he wanted to make Mexico the social democracy it was during Lazaro Cardenas rule
but the PRI was a big ten liberal party with socdems, social liberals and neoliberals, the neolibs were the ones rising in support after the economic crises and were led by Salinas and his clique, Salinas then was the president of Mexico and no one liked him, it was during his presidency that the ELZN rise up in chiapas and he passed the North American FTA that killed most of the medium-big companies in the country because they couldnt compete against the international USA ones.
So a socdem was a big problem for a neolib, because he was gonna repeal all the neoliberal legislature and replace it with socdem reforms, so he arrange his murder in 94 so that no socdem would ever took power, eventually the PRI lost the 2000 presidential election to the conservative PAN and the PRI had to change from neolib to a normal liberal party so that it wouldnt just die, and thank to ex-president Calderon who was terrible the PRI would win another presidential election with Peña Nieto, and today president AMLO is a socdem but not like Colosio was
maybe not reverted, but he would have probably help the medium-big companies in the country with some form of tax or subsidy, the National Bourgeoisie of Mexico (TELMEX, BIMBO, TELEVISA, CEMEX, etc.) would have been on his side since the US international companies did threaten them for like a decade until they were able to establelize themself, so they would have let Colosio have some
Socdem reforms, its hard to tell what exactly would have happen with the TLC but, whats for sure is that Colosio would have been better than Zedillo who was a Salinas puppet
this , but basically Colosio was groomed to be Salinas succesor by him (which was normal since they were both liberals), the problem happen when Colosio wanted to fired Ernesto Zedillo (who was a salinas puppet) from his proposed cabinet, killing any influence Salinas had in his cabinet,
Also Colosio wanted to work with Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas son of socialist president Lazaro Cardenas, and leader and founder of the PRD a leftist party at the time, who Salinas hated with all his soul, so Colosio betrayed Salinas the moment the won the candidacy, plus his killer was the sole mastermind according to the police that Salinas controled back then, Colosio being killed by Salinas its not something hard to believe in Mexico, Salinas stoled tax money and founded a company with it, he started the mini-civil war in chiapas with the ELZN and sold the country to american interests, him killing an opponent its not out of character for him
if you want to learn more about the assasination, the netflix documental Historia de un crimen: Colosio is good i heard, idk if its in US netflix tho
ok, so Luis Donaldo Colosio was a member of the PRI, during that time the PRI was the only political party in Mexico so getting the presidential candidacy basically mean that you would be the next president of the country, Colosia was a socdem in the PRI and he wanted to pass popular social reforms like giving the indigenous more representation and social justice, he wanted to make Mexico the social democracy it was during Lazaro Cardenas rule
but the PRI was a big ten liberal party with socdems, social liberals and neoliberals, the neolibs were the ones rising in support after the economic crises and were led by Salinas and his clique, Salinas then was the president of Mexico and no one liked him, it was during his presidency that the ELZN rise up in chiapas and he passed the North American FTA that killed most of the medium-big companies in the country because they couldnt compete against the international USA ones.
So a socdem was a big problem for a neolib, because he was gonna repeal all the neoliberal legislature and replace it with socdem reforms, so he arrange his murder in 94 so that no socdem would ever took power, eventually the PRI lost the 2000 presidential election to the conservative PAN and the PRI had to change from neolib to a normal liberal party so that it wouldnt just die, and thank to ex-president Calderon who was terrible the PRI would win another presidential election with Peña Nieto, and today president AMLO is a socdem but not like Colosio was
Wow. I've never thought of it like this. Would Colosio be able to actually revert NAFTA?
maybe not reverted, but he would have probably help the medium-big companies in the country with some form of tax or subsidy, the National Bourgeoisie of Mexico (TELMEX, BIMBO, TELEVISA, CEMEX, etc.) would have been on his side since the US international companies did threaten them for like a decade until they were able to establelize themself, so they would have let Colosio have some Socdem reforms, its hard to tell what exactly would have happen with the TLC but, whats for sure is that Colosio would have been better than Zedillo who was a Salinas puppet
What evidence is there that he ordered the murder? Any testimony? Clues?
this , but basically Colosio was groomed to be Salinas succesor by him (which was normal since they were both liberals), the problem happen when Colosio wanted to fired Ernesto Zedillo (who was a salinas puppet) from his proposed cabinet, killing any influence Salinas had in his cabinet,
Also Colosio wanted to work with Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas son of socialist president Lazaro Cardenas, and leader and founder of the PRD a leftist party at the time, who Salinas hated with all his soul, so Colosio betrayed Salinas the moment the won the candidacy, plus his killer was the sole mastermind according to the police that Salinas controled back then, Colosio being killed by Salinas its not something hard to believe in Mexico, Salinas stoled tax money and founded a company with it, he started the mini-civil war in chiapas with the ELZN and sold the country to american interests, him killing an opponent its not out of character for him
if you want to learn more about the assasination, the netflix documental Historia de un crimen: Colosio is good i heard, idk if its in US netflix tho