Morena

La izquierda y la consolidación de la democracia

Abstract

The victory of Morena is that of a leftist opposition whose origins can be traced back to the 40s of the last century. Its foundations are rooted in the principles of Mexican revolutionary nationalism, a thought that since then criticized the governments in turn. To understand the electoral results of 2018, it is pertinent to divide into two major periods: the Cold War (1946-1988), characterized by the PRI’s domination under the model of the dependent welfare state; and that of the co-government built by the de facto PRI-PAN alliance (1988-2018), established by its coincidence with the neoliberal postulates. Both in one and in another period the left was considered as the main enemy of the government, so it was sought to prevent by any means their access to political power. For the same reason, authoritarianism is common in both and, consequently, it is impossible to speak of modern democracy. The triumph of López Obrador became, therefore, a necessary condition to consider the possibility of giving way to democratic consolidation.