

In the past, there was only one path to success in Mexican politics: the path of the PRI. But the PRI is not just a political party; it is the institution that shaped Mexico's public and political behavior. It survived armed uprisings, student movements, economic crises, electoral defeats, and corruption scandals, but it was arrogance, corruption, inconsistency, and abuse of power that ultimately brought it down.

Born out of the Revolution, the PRI built the institutions that brought stability and social peace to Mexico for decades. But excesses and the economic crisis opened an internal rift that would mark the beginning of its inevitable downfall.
Aired: 9/22/2025
In the midst of an economic crisis, the PRI is experiencing its biggest fracture: a group of PRI members are challenging the party's long-standing practices and facing off against Carlos Salinas de Gortari in a historic election that will forever divide Mexico's political landscape.
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