The country of 130 million people has often been marked by its ?macho? culture. Now, it is almost certain to elect its first woman president. Also, at play are escalating cartel warfare, the political legacy of President Andr?s Manuel L?pez Obrador and the long, often tumultuous relationship with the United States. Joining Host Jim Falk are : Duncan Wood VP Strategy & New Initiatives, Wilson Center. Wilson Center's Mexico Institute for 8 years. And Xavier Vidal- Medina: Center for Mexican American Studies at the University of Texas at Arlington, On June 2nd , Mexico will go to the polls to elect a new head of state. With the two presumptive candidates being female, the future president will for the first time be a woman, a remarkable step for our southern. The relationship with Mexico is, as we have heard, one if not the most important one we have. How might it be affected? What is the likelihood that the Mexican market might become more open and less subject to the whims of whomever is in power?
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