The radio report was first broadcast on PRI's The World on October 26, 2011.
My sense is that the PRI couldn't stop the war, even if it wanted to.
Now, after 12 years of being on the outside, the PRI-istas are back in power.
PRI's approach to foreign policy, Mexico's diplomatic service lacks the professionalism of, say, Brazil's.
Dr Colvin said the change would actually see more procedures carried out at the PRI.
PRI, Mr Fox is also regarded as one of the founders of Mexico's nascent democracy.
PRI's national leader, Roberto Madrazo, in his quest to be the party's candidate in 2006.
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Vicente Fox's victory in 2000 ended the PRI's reign, but vestiges of the old system remain.
Critics lamenting the possible return of the PRI to power aren't thinking straight, she said.
PRI's efforts to woo young voters, who shunned it in the presidential election, are equally haphazard.
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And in Mexico nearly all its beneficiaries owe their fortunes to the PRI, not the PAN.
Before 2000, under the PRI, crime groups prospered, but the national government ultimately called the shots.
Formerly allergic to the PRI, he now says he will co-operate with them to pass reforms.
The radio report was first broadcast on PRI's The World on November 2, 2011.
He recognises that the oil industry needs foreign private investment, which the PRI has blocked.
The PRI is also touting its experience and a new focus on honesty and accountability.
Co-operation has been especially rocky since 2009, when the PAN attacked the PRI in mid-term elections.
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PRI's presidential nomination in 2000, campaigning as an outsider against the party establishment in Mexico city.
Will he use unions as coercion arms as the PRI's political machine did in the past?
Throwing out the corrupt, authoritarian PRI, in 2000, was a great moment for democracy in Latin America.
If the PAN and the PRD are sanctioned and the PRI is not, the Pact could suffer.
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The head of the truculent oil-workers' union, Carlos Romero Deschamps, is a PRI candidate for the Senate.
Mexicans do know his party, the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), which ruled the country from 1929 until 2000.
On Sunday, some 90, 000 people gathered in Mexico City's main square, the Zocalo, to protest against the PRI.
"The PRI is seeking renovation to bring the changes Mexico needs, " Pena Nieto told a crowd of thousands.
However, we believe initial signs suggest the PRI is trying out a new image, leaning towards much-needed reforms.
In general, Mr Labastida and his PRI colleagues have been expected to support changes to Mexico's energy laws.
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In 2000, former President Vicente Fox's government accused Mr. Romero's union of having illegally financed the PRI presidential campaign.
PRI, the other main force, will extract a high price for its backing.
The PRI doesn't hold a majority in Congress, but it's the strongest legislative block with 241 of 500 representatives.
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