Question

Why was every election won by the party called PRI in Mexico? Explain any three reasons.

Answer 1

Hint:The Institutional Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Institucional, PRI) is a political party established in 1929 in Mexico that held uninterrupted power from 1929 to 2000 for 71 years.
To provide a political space in which all the surviving leaders and fighters of the Mexican Revolution could participate and solve the serious political crisis caused by President-elect Álvaro Obregón in 1928, the party was created.

Complete answer:
The PRI party in Mexico has won every election because-

1. Until 2000, the ruling party, called the PRI, won every election.

2. Opposition parties fought elections in her presence but never managed to win.

3. There were many dirty tricks the PRI was known to use to win elections.

4. All those who were serving in government offices were expected to attend the meetings of their parties.

5. State school teachers used to persuade parents to vote for the PRI.

6. Except for condemning them, the media generally ignored the actions of rival political parties.

7. Often, at the last minute, the polling booths switched from one location to another, making it impossible for people to cast their ballots.

8. The PRI spent money on lobbying for its candidates.

Note:For most of the twentieth century, the PRI retained absolute power over the country: apart from holding the Republic's Presidency, all the Senate members belonged to the PRI, and until 1989, all the State Governors were also from the PRI.
The party used a combination of corporatism, co-option, and often, violent) repression to hold power over the seven decades that the PRI ruled Mexico, while usually resorting to electoral fraud when these measures were not enough.