10 Quotes by Sergio Aguayo

Fox has been a disappointment. He has not been a total failure. But all of a sudden we find that some of the instruments that make democracy possible are not working.

Most Mexicans think he is well-intentioned. It's not that this presidency has been bad; it's been very mediocre, frivolous. Many Mexicans' attitude is one of resignation.

Mexico was taken by surprise. Nobody anticipated the depth and numbers of the demonstrations. There were many doubts on how to react. . . . It's been difficult for Mexicans to express sympathy and solidarity.

We voted for a statesman, and we got a manager, and not a bad manager. He has, at the same time, both built and torpedoed democracy. The weakening of the presidency has helped the transition because it made us realize that other (government) institutions didn't work.

You have clear alternatives. This is new. The question is how far will the candidates go to win, and will the losers accept the results?

We expected that with electoral democracy there would be a trickle down of positive effects. That did not happen.

I've never experienced something like that in the past,

I knew I was going to make the kick, ... Kicking into the wind might have been a problem during warm-ups, but during the game you put it out of your mind.

I think all of us were taken by surprise by the size and impact of the marches.