By firm constitutional provision, Adolfo Ruiz Cortines may not succeed himself as President of Mexico. By equally firm tradition, he can pick the candidate who will probably win the election. Some time in the next two months, President Ruiz Cortines will make the choice after a round of crucial but secret talks with former Presidents, Cabinet members, governors and generals—plus a long and lonely conversation with himself. The winner's name will gradually leak out, and he will be nominated when the all-powerful Party of Revolutionary Institutions (P.R.I.) meets late this year. On...
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