Question

In 1988, Carlos Salinas de Gortari, the ______ candidate, is elected president on a ______ platform. Salinas pushes to privatize Mexico's nationalized industry and deregulate the economy, paving the way for the ______. a) PRI, neoliberal, North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) b) PAN, socialist, World Bank c) PRD, conservative, European Union d) PGR, communist, United Nations

Answer 1

Carlos Salinas de Gortari of the PRI was elected president on a neoliberal platform in 1988 and led Mexico into NAFTA, shifting away from the country's earlier socialist-oriented policies. Therefore, the correct option is a).

Step-by-step explanation:

In 1988, Carlos Salinas de Gortari, the PRI candidate, was elected president on a neoliberal platform. Salinas pushed to privatize Mexico's nationalized industry and deregulate the economy, paving the way for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). This was a significant shift from the country's earlier economic policies, which included the nationalization of the oil industry under President Lázaro Cárdenas in 1938, as part of more socialist-oriented reforms. NAFTA sought the complete elimination of trade barriers between the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and was signed into agreement by the leaders of the three countries in December 1992, to create the world's largest common market.

Therefore, the correct option is a).