An interview with PAN candidate Vicente Fox. Flood victims blame corrupt zoning codes for deaths. Crime waves threaten Mexico City's mayor. Cuauhtemoc Cardenas becomes mayor-elect of Mexico City. A look at Mexico's war on drugs.
Opposition parties gain ground .
Rebel army revolts against Zedillo's reforms. After Mexicans chose Vicente Fox as their next president earlier this month, Mexico's financial markets reacted. The stock index jumped 6 percent, and the peso gained 3 percent against the dollar. But there are a number of cautionary figures. The trade deficit with the U.S. and other nations is widening.