Editing History of Mexico (section)

===President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa (2006–2012)===
{{See also|2006 Mexican general election}}
[[File:Felipe Calderon Lula da Silva.jpg|thumb|President [[Felipe Calderón]] with President of Brazil [[Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva]].]]

President [[Felipe Calderón Hinojosa]] (PAN) took office after one of the [[Controversies of the 2006 Mexican general election|most hotly contested]] elections in recent Mexican history; Calderón won by such a small margin (.56% or 233,831 votes.)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.te.gob.mx/documentacion/publicaciones/Informes/DICTAMEN.pdf |title=Dictamen Relativo Al Cãmputo Final De La Elecciãn De Presidente De Los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, A La Declaraciãn De Validez D |access-date=2018-06-27 |archive-date=2016-03-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328180904/http://www.te.gob.mx/documentacion/publicaciones/informes/dictamen.pdf }}</ref> that the runner-up, [[Andrés Manuel López Obrador]] of the leftist [[Party of the Democratic Revolution]] (PRD) contested the results.

On his first day as president, Calderón raised the salaries of the [[Federal Police (Mexico)|Federal Police]] and the [[Mexican Armed Forces]] despite establishing a cap on the salaries of high-ranking public servants.

Calderón also pursued economic reforms and initiatives to promote competitiveness and investment in sectors such as [[energy]] and [[infrastructure]]. However, his administration was criticized for its handling of the economy, and some pointed to persistent issues such as [[unemployment]] and inequality.