Mexican Village Bolts From a Voting Tradition; Home of Revolutionary Zapata Sees Ruling Party Straying From Agrarian, Reformist Roots

From: The Washington Post | Date: July 7, 1988| Author: William A. Orme | Copyright information

Most of Mexico's poor peasant farmers may have cast their ballots for the ruling party today, but Emiliano Zapata didn't.

"I am going to vote for Cardenas, whether he can win or not," said Zapata, the 45-year-old grandson and namesake of the legendary revolutionary leader, who was born in this small town 109 years ago.

"People tell me Cardenas is an honest man, that he walks around without bodyguards, and he doesn't make a lot of promises," said Zapata.

"My vote is goi...

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