Columbia International Affairs Online
CIAO DATE: 11/5/2007
Sistema electoral y democracia de calidad: Análisis de las campañas electorales en Nuevo León
October 2007
CONfines de Relaciones Internacionales y Ciencia Política
Abstract
The present article analyzes the electoral campaigns in the state of Nuevo Leon, Mexico, as a way to establish if these campaigns, as a fundamental part of the electoral and political processes, contribute to achieve a quality democracy. Based on the definition of a good quality democracy, we analyze the electoral campaigns and their institutional design: length, financing, political parties, access to the media, negative campaigns, political debates, government advertising during the campaigns, political parties fiscal accountability and their overall impact in the public participation. Finally, this paper outlines some proposals of improvement for the design of the electoral campaigns in Nuevo León.
