That does not exist and will never exist again. Fox is calling for Congress to pass Indian rights legislation demanded by the Zapatista rebels, as well as a major tax reform bill and an initiative to allow private investment in the country's nationalized electricity sector. One of Fox's sharpest critics has been Diego Fernandez, a former PAN presidential candidate and now a member of Mexico's Senate. On Saturday Fernandez said Fox had allowed himself to be turned into the main promoter of Subcommander Marcos, the masked Zapatista leader, by unilaterally granting rebel demands including the closure of some army bases in the rebels' home state of Chiapas and releasing rebel prisoners. On Sunday Fernandez played down divisions he or the PAN might have with the president.
Any differences are minor in every sense.
The Zapatistas are set to make an unprecedented foray onto the floor of the lower house of Congress Wednesday to lobby for Indian rights. The masked rebels, who took up arms seven years ago in Chiapas, arrived in Mexico City on March 11 following a 15-day trek through much of the country to drum up support for their cause. Their chief aim was to lobby Congress for legislation granting Mexico's 10 million indigenous people autonomy to run their communities according to their traditions.