▁Madrid ▁did ▁not ▁run ▁against ▁a ▁strong ▁opposition ▁candidate . ▁His ▁campaign ▁r het or ic ▁emphas ized ▁traditional ▁liberal ▁values ▁of ▁representation , ▁federal ism , ▁strength ening ▁of ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁and ▁the ▁jud ici ary . ▁There ▁was ▁massive ▁turn out ▁in ▁the ▁election , ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁many ▁years , ▁voting ▁over wh el ming ly ▁for ▁De ▁la ▁Madrid . ▁ ▁Pres iden cy ▁De ▁la ▁Madrid ▁inherited ▁the ▁financial ▁cat ast rop he ▁from ▁his ▁prede cess or ; ▁Mexico ▁experienced ▁per ▁cap ita ▁negative ▁growth ▁for ▁his ▁entire ▁term . ▁De ▁la ▁Madrid ' s ▁handling ▁of ▁the ▁dev ast ating ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁Mexico ▁City ▁earth qu ake ▁was ▁his ▁own ▁major ▁mis step . ▁The ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁administration ▁was ▁even ▁worse , ▁with ▁his ▁choice ▁of ▁Carlos ▁Sal inas ▁de ▁G ort ari ▁as ▁his ▁successor , ▁the ▁split ▁in ▁the ▁P RI ▁with ▁the ▁exit ▁of ▁Cu au ht ém oc ▁C ár den as , ▁and ▁the ▁government ' s ▁handling ▁of ▁ball oting ▁with ▁election ▁results ▁de emed ▁fra ud ul ent . ▁His ▁administration ▁did ▁have ▁some ▁bright ▁sp ots , ▁with ▁Mexico ' s ▁becoming ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Ag re ement ▁on ▁Tar iffs ▁and ▁Trade ▁( G AT T ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁Mexico ▁also ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Cont adora ▁process ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁solution ▁of ▁the ▁conflicts ▁in ▁Central ▁America . ▁ ▁Econom ic ▁policy