Title: History of democracy in Mexico - Wikipedia
Headings: History of democracy in Mexico
History of democracy in Mexico
Contents
Colonial government: 1521–1808
Independence era, 1808-1821
First Empire: 1821-1823
Constitution of 1824 and early republic to 1855
Second Constituent Congress
Democracy truncated by coups
Liberals and conservatives, 1857-1876
Liberal in-fighting and French invasion
Increase of executive power
Porfiriato: 1876-1911
First term
Second term and extensions
The Creelman Interview and potential for regime change
Revolutionary era: 1910-1920
Post-revolution government: 1920-1940
Bending rules and the establishment of the Maximato
Political evolution: 1940–1960
Electoral base and consolidation of legislative control
Control of the Judiciary
Emergence of the opposition and pragmatism
Protests and splintering: 1960 - 2000
Roots of the student protests
Electoral reforms under Echeverría
Electoral reforms from López Portillo to Salinas
Democracy and the Zapatista uprising
Political situation, 2000 - Present
Electoral Reforms from Zedillo to present
Zedillo administration and the election of the PAN
PAN retains the presidency
Return of the PRI and transition to López Obrador and MORENA
Modern Challenges
Fragility of democracy and rule of law
Primary election participation
Clientelism
Electoral court
Anti-re-electionist principle and campaign finance
Gender equality in representation
Effects of electoral manipulation on voter turnout
Current Elected Federal Offices
President
Congress
Lower Chamber
Upper Chamber
See also
References
Further reading
External links

Content: The liberals drafted and ratified the Constitution of 1857, which enshrined rights such as universal male suffrage and eliminated Church and army privileges. The overthrowal of Santa Anna, however, led to widespread dissatisfaction among conservative Mexicans and led to a twenty-two-year conflict and two wars between conservatives and liberals. In 1862, on the invitation of Mexican conservatives, Maximilian Habsburg was crowned Emperor of Mexico after a successful French invasion of the country . The Empire was short-lived; after its collapse in 1867, Mexican liberals regained power until 1910. Regular elections were held, but the electorate remained politically unengaged. This era was known as the Porfiriato – the presidency of Porfirio Díaz, who ascended to power a via military coup in 1876 and held power directly and indirectly until 1910. As resentment of Diaz increased, the Mexican Revolution broke out in 1910 and caused a bloody civil war, which ended with the creation of the Constitution of 1917 . Mexican politics were dominated by the secular Constitutionalists, who had won the ensuing civil war. Regular elections were held, but results were often manipulated.