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Circus-like Mexican elections set apart by empty rhetoric, slander

With the doorstep conversations, leaflet distribution, banner hanging, umbrella gifting, TV coverage and endless photos of raised thumbs, it would be hard not to notice that the Mexican elections are coming up. Yet what is most striking about the fervent, impassioned campaigning is the sheer lack of politics on show in the run up to the June 7 national and legislative elections.

Candidate called out for political u–turn

Baby kissing and hugging are age-old campaign tactics and ones that Ricardo Villanueva, candidate for mayor of Guadalajara for the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), is not unwilling to indulge in, especially if the infant in question happens to be wearing the colors of the city’s most popular soccer team – the Chivas. 

Missing students not forgotten

Although the upcoming elections are occupying the minds of most Mexicans and media outlets, activists in Guadalajara seeking answers over the disappearance of 43 students in the state of Guerrero last year made sure this week that the eight-month anniversary of the incident was not forgotten.

Learning is a blast at city’s mammoth children’s expo

The theme of this year’s huge children’s educational fair, Papirolas, is ‘Artematicas’ – a combination of the Spanish words for art and mathematics. Here pre-schoolers get instruction in some neat dance steps, as well as counting out loud. The fair runs daily through Sunday, May 24 at Expo Guadalajara and is a great place for kids of all ages to have fun.  Hours: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Entry: 45 pesos for kids and adults. Address: Av. Mariano Otero 1499 (corner of las Rosas).