Editing History of Mexico (section)

===President Enrique Peña Nieto (2012–2018)===
{{See also|Enrique Peña Nieto}}
[[File:Barack_Obama_Enrique_Peña_Nieto_in_the_Oval_Office_2012.jpg|thumb|U.S. President [[Barack Obama]] and Mexican President-Elect [[Enrique Peña Nieto]] during their meet at the [[White House]] following Peña Nieto's [[2012 Mexican general election|election]] victory.]]
On July 1, 2012, Enrique Peña Nieto [[2012 Mexican general election|was elected]] president of Mexico with 38% of the vote. He is a former governor of the state of Mexico and a member of the PRI. His election returned the PRI to power after 12 years of PAN rule. He was officially sworn into office on December 1, 2012.<ref>{{cite news|last=Graham|first=Dave|title=Pena Nieto takes power, begins new era for old ruling party|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-penanieto-idUSBRE8B004020121201|access-date=6 December 2012|newspaper=Reuters|date=1 Dec 2012|archive-date=8 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308084309/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-penanieto-idUSBRE8B004020121201|url-status=live}}</ref>

The ''[[Pacto por México]]'' was a cross-party alliance that called for the accomplishment of 95 goals. It was signed on 2 December 2012 by the leaders of the three main political parties in [[Chapultepec Castle]]. Some international pundits lauded the Pact as an example of solving political gridlock and effectively passing institutional reforms.<ref>{{cite news|title=A model to end Washington gridlock: Mexico|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2013/0324/A-model-to-end-Washington-gridlock-Mexico|newspaper=The Christian Science Monitor|access-date=5 March 2015|archive-date=2 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402155842/http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2013/0324/A-model-to-end-Washington-gridlock-Mexico|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Choose Pemex over the pact|url=https://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21581730-successful-cross-party-pact-has-broken-congressional-gridlock-it-must-not-become-obstacle|newspaper=The Economist|access-date=5 March 2015|archive-date=13 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150313010945/http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21581730-successful-cross-party-pact-has-broken-congressional-gridlock-it-must-not-become-obstacle|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Mexico's Reforms: The Devil In The Details|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/riskmap/2014/01/15/mexicos-reforms-the-devil-in-the-details/|magazine=Forbes|access-date=5 March 2015|archive-date=2 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402123000/http://www.forbes.com/sites/riskmap/2014/01/15/mexicos-reforms-the-devil-in-the-details/|url-status=live}}</ref> Among other legislation, it called for education reform, banking reform, fiscal reform and telecommunications reform, all of which were eventually passed.<ref name="TheEcon">{{cite news|url= https://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21611069-enrique-pe-nieto-has-achieved-lot-now-his-government-needs-maintain-momentum-keep-it|title= Mexico's reforms: Keep it up|newspaper= The Economist|access-date= 13 December 2014|archive-date= 30 December 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141230090457/http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21611069-enrique-pe-nieto-has-achieved-lot-now-his-government-needs-maintain-momentum-keep-it|url-status= live}}</ref> However, this pact was ultimately jeopardized when the center-right PAN and PRI pushed for a revaluation of, and end to, the monopoly of the state-owned petroleum company, [[Pemex]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} This facilitated the opening of Mexico's energy sector to private investment, and allowing foreign companies to participate in oil exploration and production.

The [[Iguala mass kidnapping|disappearance of 43 students]] from the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers' College in 2014 became a symbol of the country's ongoing struggle with violence, corruption, and impunity.