06/07/2012 13:35
Enrique Peña Nieto newly elected president of Mexico
Enrique Peña Nieto, the fresh-faced politician Mexicans elected this week to be their president, represents the Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, which completely dominated Mexican politics for 71 years until 2000, the Los Angeles Times says.
In a wide-ranging interview in the capital, Mr. Peña Nieto, of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, praised much of Mr. Calderón's strategy against organized crime, including the creation of a federal police force and growing cooperation with the U.S, the Wall Street Journal reports.
He also said he saw Colombia, long the U.S.'s closest ally in the region, as offering valuable lessons in fighting organized crime.