Anti-drug policy and political coalitions

A primary goal of Calderón upon becoming president was to deal with drug violence in Mexico. Coordination with the U.S. has produced a cooperative agreement regarding information and law enforcement sharing for the purposes of diminishing the negative impact drug trafficking has in both countries. While the PAN lacks an outright majority in both houses of Congress, it can achieve majority by forming a coalition with the PRI. The PRD outright opposes the bill because it would give the U.S. too much of a say of what goes on inside Mexico’s borders, or so it argues. While unhappy, the PRD feels confident that the measure will pass the Mexican Senate.Such a passage would be illustrative of the coalitions necessary for Calderón to form to enact policy.  Because he was elected by a razor thin margin and consistently referred to as illegitimate by the PRD, he must use his informal ability to control political careers for such a progression.  Roig-Franzia, Manuel “In Mexico, Doubts on Anti-Drug Proposal; Some in U.S. Also Express Hesitancy” The Washington Post October 6, 2007