On Mexico's elections.
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Mexico goes to the polls this Sunday with the ruling centre-left MORENA party holding a commanding lead. Anthropologist Roger Lancaster joins us to preview the election and look at outgoing President AMLO's record.
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What are the stakes in this election?
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Has Mexico bucked the trend of class realignment? Where is the 'Brahmin Left'?
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What is "republican austerity" and has this actually combatted corruption?
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What do make of AMLO's use of the military? Militarising public life or domesticating the military?
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What has AMLO done for the working class? And what might it do for itself?
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What is AMLO's populism and has he rekindled class consciousness?
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